Micro/nanofiber-based noninvasive devices for health monitoring diagnosis and rehabilitation
December 1, 2020
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- Micro/nanofiber-based noninvasive devices for health monitoring diagnosis and rehabilitation
- December 1, 2020
Recently, in healthcare sectors, specifically for personalized health monitoring, motion sensing, and human–machine interactions, the rising
demand for stretchable and soft electronic devices is significant. In particular, stretchable, skin mountable, breathable, wearable, light weight, and
highly sensitive sensors are needed for detecting subtle deformation arising from human physiological signals and have potential applications in
health diagnosis. In this review, we discuss flexible, noninvasive, and wearable sensors based on micro/nanofibers with unique sensing
capabilities for detecting human vital signs such as body motion, temperature, heartbeat, respiration rate, and blood glucose level, which have
applications in both fitness-monitoring and medical diagnosis. Here, the latest successful examples of micro/nanofiber based flexible and wearable
human vital signs monitoring sensors in the form of film, mat, yarn, fabric, textiles, etc., are outlined and discussed in detail. Discussion
includes the fiber fabrication technique, sensing mechanism, device structure, sensor performance, and data processing. Some of the latest fabricated
self-powered devices with integrated sensing platforms are also reviewed. Finally, this article reveals the existing challenges that are still to
be overcome associated with wearable technologies for applications in health monitoring, diagnosis, and rehabilitation.
Researcher/Author: Rituparna Ghosh, Koh Yi Pin, Vundrala Sumedha Reddy, Wanasinghe Arachchige Dumith Madushanka Jayathilaka, Ji Dongxiao, William Serrano‐García, Suresh K Bhargava, Seeram Ramakrishna and Amutha Chinnappan
Appl. Phys. Rev. 7, 041309 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0010766
Researcher/Author: Rituparna Ghosh, Koh Yi Pin, Vundrala Sumedha Reddy, Wanasinghe Arachchige Dumith Madushanka Jayathilaka, Ji Dongxiao, William Serrano‐García, Suresh K Bhargava, Seeram Ramakrishna and Amutha Chinnappan
Appl. Phys. Rev. 7, 041309 (2020); https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0010766