Wearable sensors digitalising healthcare

Wearable sensors designed to seamlessly blend electronics with the body. New levels of bendability and stretchability is changing the game in healthcare, wearables, and IoT devices.

Step into the future of wearable sensors together with us.

Nextgen wearable sensors for IoT applications

Consumers have widely embraced the Internet of Things (IoT), making it very common in smart homes, industry, personal training, and healthcare. IoT has become essential in our daily life with its ability to enhance connectivity and streamline processes,

At Mekoprint, we have made substantial investments in cutting-edge production equipment and skills development. We have a high level of expertise in screen printing electrical circuits on ultra-thin and stretchable foils, including non-woven materials and TPU foil.

Stretchable and flexible materials

Discover the range of substrate materials.

Non-woven materials have a fabric-like surface, perfect for making sensors that can stretch a little (up to 10%). TPU foils are ultra-thin, transparent substrates, and may stretch a lot (up to 100%), leading the way in stretchable electronics. PET substrates, though not inherently stretchable, can achieve flexibility through design, ensuring precise conformity to the user's body.

PET-foils are lightweight substrates offering good flexibility ideal for curved surfaces, flexible electronics, and wearable sensors.

While PET lacks inherent stretchable properties, it remains a popular choice as a substrate for wearable sensors.

Through sensor design, stretchability can be achieved by cutting e.g. rib or honeycomb structures, allowing the material to stretch without compromising functionality. One notable advantage of this approach is that neither substrate nor ink undergoes stretching. Instead, they are merely bend to fit the body closely.
This fabric-like material is thinner than paper looking like a piece of textile. It's made of closely laid fibres on a breathable plastic-coated foil.

Non-woven materials provide an ideal substrate for stretchable sensors using pastes of silver, graphite, graphic colours, and lacquers. The sensors may stretch a little (up to 10%).

Using the latest roll-to-roll screen printing equipment, we make sure your sensors come out perfect, without any folds, cracks, or stretch issues during ink drying.
TPU-foils is known for being ultra-thin, transparent, and remarkably stretchable (up to 100%), It sets new standards in stretchable electronics, empowering innovation across industries.

This foil serves as substrate for creating conductive circuits of unparalleled flexibility. With stretchable silver, graphite, graphic colours, and lacquers, the possibilities are endless.

The TPU foil is mounted on a silicone-coated liner. This offers heat stability and seamless handling throughout the manufacturing process.

Produced roll-to-roll in our Danish automated production. Delivered to you on rolls, sheets, or punched items for your further processing. More about our screen printing production of sensors and circuits.

Non-woven material is thinner than paper looking like a piece of textile. Sensors made from non-woven may stretch up to 10%.

TPU-foils is known for being ultra-thin, transparent, and remarkably stretchable up to 100%.

While PET lacks inherent stretchable properties, it remains a popular choice as a substrate for wearable sensors.

Read the customer case story about Firstkind. They have developed a wearable medical device that accelerates chronic wound healing, reduces post-operative and trauma-based oedema, prevents blood clots and speeds up muscle recovery after exercise.

The world's first digital disposable incontinence product, changing the healthcare industry with new standards for comfort and convenience. Read the customer case story about our collaboration with Abena.

Digital healthcare applications

The integration of IoT offers great opportunities with in the healthcare industry.

By adding digital features to healthcare products, you can offer better functionality, real-time monitoring, and personalised experience, ultimately improving user satisfaction.

We work with industry leaders who entrust us with development and manufacturing of their pioneering wearable sensor applications. Sensors used in single-use disposable products, changing patient care and personal monitoring.

Customer story: Wearable health-care sensors for wound treatment

Learn about the collaboration between Firstkind and Mekoprint. We are proud to be part of this Firstkind's wearable health-care electrode used for wound treatment, oedema and restitution.

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Globally competitive and scalable production

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Customer story: Design for manufacturing for large-scale production

Learn about the breakthrough collaboration between Abena, MediSense, and Mekoprint, marking a milestone in wearable sensor technology with the product Abena Nova.

Together, we have pioneered the world's first digital disposable incontinence product, changing the healthcare industry with new standards for comfort and convenience.

Read the casestory