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End-to-end design of wearable sensors

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Ates, H. Ceren, Nguyen, Peter Q., Gonzalez-Macia, Laura, Morales-Narváez, Eden, Güder, Firat, Collins, James J., Dincer, Can·2022·Nature Reviews Materials

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Wearable devices provide an alternative pathway to clinical diagnostics by exploiting various physical, chemical and biological sensors to mine physiological (biophysical and/or biochemical) information in real time (preferably, continuously) and in a non-invasive or minimally invasive manner. These sensors can be worn in the form of glasses, jewellery, face masks, wristwatches, fitness bands, tattoo-like devices, bandages or other patches, and textiles. Wearables such as smartwatches have already proved their capability for the early detection and monitoring of the progression and treatment of various diseases, such as COVID-19 and Parkinson disease, through biophysical signals. Next-generation wearable sensors that enable the multimodal and/or multiplexed measurement of physical parameters and biochemical markers in real time and continuously could be a transformative technology for diagnostics, allowing for high-resolution and time-resolved historical recording of the health status of an individual. In this Review, we examine the building blocks of such wearable sensors, including the substrate materials, sensing mechanisms, power modules and decision-making units, by reflecting on the recent developments in the materials, engineering and data science of these components. Finally, we synthesize current trends in the field to provide predictions for the future trajectory of wearable sensors.

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Authors
Ates, H. C., Nguyen, P. Q., Gonzalez-Macia, L., Morales-Narváez, E., Güder, F., Collins, J. J., & Dincer, C.
Affiliations
  • University of Freiburg (DE)
  • Harvard University (US)
  • Imperial College London (GB)
  • Broad Institute (US)
Corresponding author
  • Collins, James J.
  • Dincer, Can
Venue
Nature Reviews Materials
Published
2022-07-22
Volume
7
Issue
11
Pages
887-907
ISSN
2058-8437 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4286560842
Cited by
1,306
References
285
Citations by year
2026: 325 · 2025: 347 · 2024: 378 · 2023: 243 · 2022: 13
FWCI
21.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Materials (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (OPP1212574)
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (404478562, 446617142)
  • Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (376135, 312271)
  • Hansjörg Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Analytical Chemistry › Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
Keywords
wearable sensors, wearable devices, physiological monitoring, biochemical markers, substrate materials, sensing mechanism, power modules, decision making units, smartwatches, non-invasive diagnosis, multimodal sensing, multiplexed measurement, health monitoring, COVID-19 detection, Parkinson's disease

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