Cited by 1,408Non-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsWireless Body Area Networks

Monitoring of Vital Signs with Flexible and Wearable Medical Devices

Khan, Yasser, Ostfeld, Aminy E., Lochner, Claire M., Pierre, Adrien, Arias, Ana C.·2016·Advanced Materials

Abstract

Advances in wireless technologies, low‐power electronics, the internet of things, and in the domain of connected health are driving innovations in wearable medical devices at a tremendous pace. Wearable sensor systems composed of flexible and stretchable materials have the potential to better interface to the human skin, whereas silicon‐based electronics are extremely efficient in sensor data processing and transmission. Therefore, flexible and stretchable sensors combined with low‐power silicon‐based electronics are a viable and efficient approach for medical monitoring. Flexible medical devices designed for monitoring human vital signs, such as body temperature, heart rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, pulse oxygenation, and blood glucose have applications in both fitness monitoring and medical diagnostics. As a review of the latest development in flexible and wearable human vitals sensors, the essential components required for vitals sensors are outlined and discussed here, including the reported sensor systems, sensing mechanisms, sensor fabrication, power, and data processing requirements.

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  • In a variety of heart diseases, continuous, unobtrusive cardiac monitoring may detect disease onset or decline earlier, enabling earlier detection and intervention, and thus potentially improving outcomes.

    “In a variety of heart diseases, continuous, unobtrusive cardiac monitoring may detect disease onset or decline earlier, enabling earlier detection and intervention, and thus potentially improving outcomes.”
  • Monitoring of respiration rate is critical in diagnosis of many disorders or diseases such as sleep disorders, asthma and anemia.

    “Monitoring of respiration rate is critical in diagnosis of many disorders or diseases such as sleep disorders, asthma and anemia.[70]”

    From Nanomaterial-Enabled Wearable Sensors for Healthcare (2018) · cites this paper as [70]

  • Heart rate can be calculated from the R-R interval of an ECG signal.

    “It can be calculated from the R-R interval of an ECG signal.”

    From Nanomaterial-Enabled Wearable Sensors for Healthcare (2018) · cites this paper as [70]

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Authors
Khan, Y., Ostfeld, A. E., Lochner, C. M., Pierre, A., & Arias, A. C.
Affiliations
University of California, Berkeley (US)
Corresponding author
Arias, Ana C.
Venue
Advanced Materials
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2016-02-12
Volume
28
Issue
22
Pages
4373-4395
ISSN
  • 0935-9648 (ISSN-L)
  • 1521-4095
OpenAlex
W2268822069
Cited by
1,408
References
190
Citations by year
2026: 68 · 2025: 134 · 2024: 170 · 2023: 175 · 2022: 146 · 2021: 155 · 2020: 155 · 2019: 167 · 2018: 126 · 2017: 88 · 2016: 24
FWCI
65.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Advanced Materials (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • MARCO
  • DARPA
  • NSF Graduate Fellowship Research Program (DGE-1106400)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Wireless Body Area Networks
Keywords
wearable medical devices, flexible sensors, stretchable sensors, vital signs monitoring, body temperature sensing, heart rate monitoring, blood pressure sensing, pulse oximetry, blood glucose monitoring, low-power electronics, sensor fabrication, connected health, fitness tracking
MeSH terms
Wearable Electronic Devices, Heart Rate, Humans, Wireless Technology

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