Cardiac patch treats heart disease
Researchers have developed rubbery a bioelectronic implantable device that can monitor and treat heart diseases.
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A heart-breast cancer-on-a-chip monitoring system
A dual-organ system enables the measurement of cardiac toxicity arising from breast cancer chemotherapy.
Powering wearable sensors through human motion
Researchers have harvested kinetic energy that is produced by a person as they move around.
Wearable pressure-sensitive devices
Scientists have devised solutions to the problems presented in constructing wearable pressure-sensitive sensors.
Diamond-studded silk wound dressing improves healing
Scientists have developed a next generation wound dressing that can detect infection and improve healing in burns, skin grafts and chronic wounds.
Wearable sensors printed on skin without heat
Researchers have printed wearable sensors directly on human skin without the use of heat.
3D printed transparent fibers can sense breath
Researchers used 3D printing techniques to make electronic fibres, each 100 times thinner than a human hair, creating sensors beyond the capabilities of conventional film-based devices.
The 'Iron Man' paramedics are coming
Emergency responders tested out a new "jet suit" that could soon be used by paramedics and search and rescue workers .
Wearable sensor for patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers have designed a wearable device that monitors sweat for biomarkers that could signal flare-ups of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Biosensors open up paths to treatments
Self-powered biosensors that could one day lead to wearable devices that do not need to be recharged, or even sensors that are powered by the very bodily process they are designed to monitor.
Parylene photonics enable optical biointerfaces
Scientists have invented an optical platform that will likely become the new standard in optical biointerfaces.
Patches detect when a viral disease is getting worse
Xsensio has been awarded CHF 1.8 million in EU funding to adapt its Lab-on-Skin sensing patches so that they can detect when a viral illness like the flu or COVID-19 is about to get worse.
Diabetes: Painless paper patch test uses microneedles
Researchers have developed a microneedle patch for monitoring glucose levels using a paper sensor.
Monitoring sleep positions for a healthy rest
Researchers have developed a wireless, private way to monitor a person’s sleep postures using reflected radio signals from a small device mounted on a bedroom wall.
'Biases’: AI’s limitations in coronavirus response
AI is playing a key role in the Covid-19 response, but it could also be exacerbating inequalities within our health systems – a critical concern that is dragging the technology’s limitations back into the spotlight.
Withings’ wearable receives medical CE marking
Withings announced the European availability of ScanWatch after receiving the CE marking for medical devices.
COVID-19: Robot takes patients’ vital signs
Researchers hope to reduce the risk to healthcare workers posed by Covid-19 by using robots to remotely measure patients’ vital signs.
Wearable sensors made from microbial nanocellulose
Researchers have created a wearable sensor printed on microbial nanocellulose, a natural polymer.
Catching Z’s, capturing data: DIY wearable
Researchers are creating a wearable electronics device that can read brain waves while allowing the wearer to easily drift off into the various stages of sleep.
Breakthrough in wearable monitors due to drawn-on-skin electronics
Researchers have developed a new form of electronics known as “drawn-on-skin electronics,” allowing multifunctional sensors and circuits to be drawn on the skin with an ink pen.
3D printed artery monitors blockages from the inside
Engineers are developing a 3D printed artificial blood vessel that allows doctors and patients to keep tabs on its health remotely.
Wearable sensor tracks biochemical data
Scientist are developing a patch that monitors the sweat of high performance athletes for medical information.
'Smart' breathalizer can reveal lung disease
Using specialized nanoparticles, engineers have developed a way to monitor pneumonia or other lung diseases by analyzing the breath exhaled by the patient.
Wearable offers new option for monitoring heart health
An invention may turn one of the most widely used materials for biomedical applications into wearable devices to help monitor heart health.
Patients to draw their own biomedical sensors
Researchers have developed a way of using nothing but graphite pencils and office paper to create highly functional bioelectronic devices.
mhealth: App diagnoses sleep apnea
Computer science students designed an Android application, which helps to identify the signs of sleep apnea at home.
Wearables offer continuous monitoring for COVID-19
Researchers caution that consumer wearables are not sophisticated enough to monitor the complicated illness.
Smart fabrics with bioactive inks monitor body
Researchers have developed biomaterial-based inks that respond to and quantify chemicals released from the body or in the surrounding environment by changing color.
Wearable monitors health using sweat
Researchers have developed a device to monitor health conditions in the body using a person’s sweat.
