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Bonbouton’s Sensors to Help Combat Diabetes

Inkjet-printed graphene smart insoles monitor foot temperature and pressure to detect foot ulcers.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Within the United States alone, 30 million people suffer from diabetes. In both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, foot ulcers are a common and often devastating complication arising due to reduced blood flow in the feet.    This preventable condition can be extremely painful and serious, and in some cases, can only be treated by amputating the toe or foot. In the US alone, approximately 70,000 diabetic individuals lose limbs every year, which costs the healthcare system an estimated $15 billion.   ...

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