Sewon ENC Enters New Business with Wearable OLED 'Light Patch'
KAIST Professor Choi Kyung-chul's Developed 'OLED Light Patch' Secures Exclusive Rights
[Asia Economy Reporter Hyungsoo Park] Sewon ENC is promoting a flexible OLED light patch business as a new venture. The company plans to launch products for pain treatment and skin regeneration.
On the 22nd, Sewon ENC announced that it has secured exclusive rights for the manufacturing and sales of OLED light patches by signing an investment contract with KwangBio.
KwangBio is a specialized company in medical and beauty devices using ultra-thin flexible OLEDs. It commercialized OLED light patches by acquiring technology developed by Professor Kyungchul Choi of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST).
Phototherapy is a treatment method that promotes biochemical reactions in the human body through light. Professor Choi developed medical and beauty devices that can be attached to the body by linking phototherapy with flexible OLED technology.
KwangBio's OLED light patches utilize a free-form platform that can be freely attached. The thickness is less than 1mm, and the weight is under 1g. They can operate continuously for over 300 hours and function while bent within a radius of 20mm, allowing attachment to various parts of the body. Operating only below 42℃, they also meet the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards for safety against low-temperature burns.
A Sewon ENC official stated, "The OLED light patches demonstrated excellent effects on wound healing through preclinical trials in the first half of this year," adding, "Currently, KwangBio is preparing clinical trials with the Dermatology Department of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital to verify the wound healing efficacy."
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He further added, "In the future, we plan to expand applications to various fields such as medical areas including dementia, skin cancer, and pain treatment, as well as skin regeneration, wrinkle improvement, and skin disease treatment."
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