Researchers from KAIST have developed an OLED-powered wearable (hat like) phototherapy device that has been proven to be effective in suppressing hair follicle cell aging, the main cause of hair loss progression.
Phototherapy has been getting attention lately as an alternative to drug-based treatment of hair loss, but current devices are rigid and heavy. The new OLED based device, however, is light and flexible. It also emits more uniform compared to LED or laser based systems.
The researchers used a near-infrared (NIR) 730~740nm OLED light source on a flexible material, and integrated the device to the inside of a hat. The researchers say that the key achievement of this new research was to maximize the effectiveness of phototherapy by precisely designing the most effective "wavelength of light" for hair loss treatment, in addition to tits implementation as a wearable flexible and light device.
OLED light sources has been studied in the past for several phototherapy applications - for example as a treatment for Alzheimer's, and also as the light source of an internal (inside the bode) phototherapy platform.
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