Amorepacific Develops Wearable Skin Measurement Device with MIT

Amorepacific Ultra-thin Wearable Skin Measurement Device (Photo by Amorepacific)

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Amorepacific has developed an ultra-thin wearable skin measurement device capable of stably measuring skin condition over a long period despite external environmental changes.

Amorepacific Technical Research Center announced the details of the related device developed through joint research with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) research team on June 30 (local time in the U.S.) in the international academic journal Science Advances.

Skin exposed outside the human body is affected by various external environmental changes such as sweat, making continuous observation of condition changes difficult. To address this, Amorepacific Technical Research Center dispatched researchers to MIT and collaborated with Professor Ji-Hwan Kim’s research team, which developed thin and flexible semiconductor film manufacturing technology using various materials. Through joint research conducted over about three years by Senior Researcher Ji-Yeon Han of Amorepacific Technical Research Center, an ultra-thin wearable skin measurement device was developed by applying a perforation pattern similar to sweat pores, achieving a level of comfort where the device is barely felt when worn.

By utilizing this technology, skin condition can be continuously measured and analyzed not only in daily life but also during long periods of travel or exercise. Tracking skin changes in various environments allows for the acquisition of customized data, which can be used to develop cosmetics suitable for special environments or specific skin conditions.

Park Young-ho, head of Amorepacific Technical Research Center, stated, “The electronic skin technology successfully developed through joint research by Amorepacific is a significant achievement that has been difficult to realize globally. We hope this research result will serve as a foundation contributing to future studies on skin characteristics.”

Meanwhile, since opening the first laboratory in the cosmetics industry in 1954, Amorepacific Technical Research Center has achieved numerous technological innovations and product developments, and continues diverse research by establishing a broad research network with leading domestic and international universities and institutions.

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