Bioengineer iconBioengineerJul 15, 2026

KAUST Researchers Create Wearable Tech to Monitor Medicines in Real Time

Wearable health technology is getting a new job: measuring how medicines behave inside the body. Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have built a microneedle patch designed to continuously track drug concentrations beneath the skin and stream the results to a smartphone in real time.

KAUST Researchers Create Wearable Tech to Monitor Medicines in Real Time

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Wearable health technology is getting a new job: measuring how medicines behave inside the body.

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have built a microneedle patch designed to continuously track drug concentrations beneath the skin and stream the results to a...

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Wearable health technology is getting a new job: measuring how medicines behave inside the body. Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have built a microneedle patch designed to continuously track drug concentrations beneath the skin and stream the results to a smartphone in real time.

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