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Scientists develop the world’s first light-up temporary TATTOO

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February 26, 2021
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Scientists create the world’s first light-up temporary TATTOO which is 30 times thinner than a human hair and glows bright green

  • UCL scientists created the five-layer temporary tattoo which is 2.3microns thick
  • Green light visible to the naked eye was produced with applied power of just 8V
  • Is hoped the proof-of-concept device will lay the foundations for smart tattoos 
  • Experts say smart tattoos could, in the future, be used to detect when a person has had to much UV while sunbathing and spot signs of dehydration 

By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline

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Published: 13:28 GMT, 26 February 2021 | Updated: 19:11 GMT, 26 February 2021

The world’s first light up temporary tattoo has been created by scientists in the UK. 

Miniature OLED bulbs were integrated into a temporary tattoo which sticks to surfaces in the same way as the cartoon-emblazoned versions worn by children — with a dab of water and a damp cloth. 

OLEDs are energy efficient bulbs and they are commonly used in device screens, including smartphones and TVs. 

The tattoo is just 2.3 micrometres thick, 30 times thinner than a human hair, and glows green while being bright enough to be seen with the naked eye.

It is hoped this proof-of-concept breakthrough, led by researchers at UCL and the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), could lay the groundwork for future temporary tattoos with smart capabilities.  

In the experiment the engineers managed to trigger the OLEDs to produce green light and stuck the tattoo to glass, plastic, an orange, and paper packaging. Light was emitted with enough brightness to be visible to the naked eye with just eight volts of power (pictured)

In the experiment the engineers managed to trigger the OLEDs to produce green light and stuck the tattoo to glass, plastic, an orange, and paper packaging. Light was emitted with enough brightness to be visible to the naked eye with just eight volts of power (pictured)

The prototype was powered by an attached power source for the experiment but developers say future versions will likely use a tiny battery or supercapacitors.

‘The voltage and current required are compatible with batteries, and optimisation of the OLEDs beyond “proof of concept” will further reduce power requirements,’ study author Professor Franco Cacialli from UCL, who led the research alongside Dr Jonathan Barsotti of the IIT, told MailOnline. 

The current device has five layers: commercially-available temporary tattoo paper, two electrodes, an insulating layer and a polymer which lights up when subjected to an electric field. 

The light-emitting polymer is just 76 nanometres thick — a strand of DNA is around 2.5 nm across — and hosts the OLEDs.

In the experiment the scientists managed to trigger the OLEDs to produce green light and stuck the tattoo to glass, plastic, an orange, and paper packaging.

Light was emitted with enough brightness to be visible to the naked eye with just eight volts of power. 

Light-up tattoos have been a goal of scientists for a long while but creating the technology has proved difficult due to the small size.

Professor Cacialli says smart tattoos will provide people with a wide range of ways to monitor things, from detecting when a person has had to much UV exposure while sunbathing to spotting signs of dehydration in athletes and identifying ‘off’ fruit.  

‘These could also be for fashion – for instance, providing glowing tattoos and light-emitting fingernails,’ Professor Cacialli adds.  

‘In healthcare they could emit light when there is a change in a patient’s condition – or, if the tattoo was turned the other way into the skin, they could potentially be combined with light-sensitive therapies to target cancer cells, for instance.’

The current device has five layers: commercially-available temporary tattoo paper, two electrodes, an insulating layer and a polymer which lights up when subjected to an electric field. The light-emitting polymer is just 76 nanometres thick — a strand of DNA is around 2.5 nm across — and hosts the OLEDs

The current device has five layers: commercially-available temporary tattoo paper, two electrodes, an insulating layer and a polymer which lights up when subjected to an electric field. The light-emitting polymer is just 76 nanometres thick — a strand of DNA is around 2.5 nm across — and hosts the OLEDs

Miniature OLED bulbs were integrated onto the temporary tattoo (pictured) which sticks to skin in the same way as the cartoon-emblazoned versions worn by children — with a dab of water and a damp cloth

Miniature OLED bulbs were integrated onto the temporary tattoo (pictured) which sticks to skin in the same way as the cartoon-emblazoned versions worn by children — with a dab of water and a damp cloth

Miniature OLED bulbs were integrated into a temporary tattoo which sticks to surfaces in the same way as the cartoon-emblazoned versions worn by children — with a dab of water and a damp cloth

Miniature OLED bulbs were integrated into a temporary tattoo which sticks to surfaces in the same way as the cartoon-emblazoned versions worn by children — with a dab of water and a damp cloth

He says the findings are evidence that light up tattoos could be commercialised and made cheaply at scale.  

Future work will not only involve refining powering the OLEDs but also making the tattoos work in the real world.  

Experts say the tattoos, if stuck to human skin, could easily be washed off after a couple of hours. 

‘The voltages and currents will be so low to be of no electrical shock consequence,’ Professor Cacialli told MailOnline. 

‘As for the environment, it is probably better to remove the tattoo first (e.g. before taking a shower) with some water-wetted cotton fluff and dispose of it together with plastic/aluminium packaging.’

The research is published in the journal Advanced Electronic Materials.

Handheld device that detects signs of cancer in a BREATH is being made by scientists 

A breathalyser that detects early warning signs of chronic diseases like diabetes and cancer is being created by scientists after the development of a new sensor.  

Researchers successfully created a material called a ‘nanoparticle scaffold’ which is made of tiny pieces of metal and semiconductors — all thousands of times smaller than a human hair — that are integrated into a small and highly-sensitive sensor.   

These will be fitted into handheld devices, similar to what the police use to test drunk drivers, to detect signs of disease in a person’s breath, scientists say. 

This proof-of-concept study is now being taken to the next stage and a prototype is currently being built.  

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