Tattoo for fighting drunk driving

Experts who work at the University of California, San Diego have approached the problem of measuring blood alcohol levels in a non-standard way. As an alternative to the usual measurement of alcohol in exhaled air or blood, they suggest applying a “special” temporary tattoo on the body, which will not only measure the level of alcohol in the blood, but also transmit data about it wirelessly..

Tattoo for fighting drunk driving – photo

The innovative invention consists of two parts, a special temporary tattoo with a magnetic coating, and a chip with a sensor that is attached to the tattoo magnet.

The sensor is able to collect information on the amount of alcohol in the owner’s blood based on perspiration and, as a result, transfer them to a smartphone using bluetooth.

The developers tested their invention on 9 volunteers, which made it possible to prove the high accuracy of the results, both before and after drinking alcohol..

The developers note that their invention may be in wide demand, because its cost is only a few cents, which makes it possible to use a “tattoo-acotester” even for one-time measurements.

The developers continue their work and are now focused on improving the tattoo for measuring blood alcohol levels, focusing on getting their device to collect information for 24 hours, which will allow the invention to be applied for medical purposes..