Wearables
Wearables in healthcare represent a rapidly evolving technology trend focused on integrating advanced electronic devices with daily health and wellness management. These wearables, range from smartwatches to fitness trackers and specialized medical wearables, are designed to monitor various health metrics and vitals such as blood pressure, pulse rate, glucose levels, and physical activity. They empower individuals with real-time data about their health, enabling proactive management of conditions and fostering a deeper understanding of personal wellness. For healthcare professionals, wearables offer a continuous stream of patient data, facilitating remote monitoring and personalized treatment plans. This technology is especially crucial in managing chronic conditions, promoting healthy lifestyles, and enhancing patient engagement in their health journey. Integrating wearables with telehealth and digital health platforms further revolutionizes healthcare, offering more accessible, efficient, and tailored healthcare solutions.
Wearables
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Non-contact Wearable for Real-Time Skin and Wound Monitoring
Key Points Non-contact wearable enables real-time skin health monitoring using vapor emissions. Measures CO₂, VOCs, and water vapor flux via a hovering microchamber with wireless sensors. Useful for wound care, hydration tracking, chemical exposure, and dermatological conditions.…
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Sweat Monitoring ‘Band-Aid’ for Non-Invasive Health Tracking
Researchers from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have created a revolutionary ‘band-aid’ that measures body biomarkers through sweat, offering a non-invasive approach to health monitoring. This advanced system utilizes a thin-film laser encapsulating liquid crystal droplet…
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Wearable Ultrasound Elastography for Continuous Organ Monitoring
MIT engineers have created a groundbreaking wearable bioadhesive ultrasound device about the size of a postage stamp that can continuously monitor the stiffness of internal organs by emitting and receiving sound waves. Published in Science Advances, this…
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Soft Robotic Apparel Aids Parkinson’s Patients with Freezing of Gait
Innovative research by a team from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and Boston University Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences developed a soft, wearable robotic apparel worn around the…
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Multi-Functional, Flexible Nanomaterials Using Liquid Bismuth for Next-Gen Devices and Beyond
Researchers at RMIT University have developed a new instant-in-air liquid metal printing method that uses liquid bismuth to create air-stable, atomically thin, mechanically flexible nanogenerators and ferroelectric oxides with unique multifunctional properties, including piezoelectricity and polarizability. This…
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Wearable Electronics Created Using Screen Printing
Researchers from Washington State University have developed a way to create the serpentine structures that power wearable electronics using screen printing, the same technology used to print rock concert t-shirts. The method creates a stretchable, durable circuit…
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Researchers create better wearable medical sensors based on graphene nano-flakes
Team of researchers at University of British Columbia Okanagan campus have developed a practical way to monitor and interpret human motion.The sensor is made by infusing graphene nano-flakes (GNF) into a rubber-like adhesive pad. Najjaran says they…
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