VitalTag by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is a chest-worn sticker that detects, monitors and transmits blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate and other vital signs, eliminating the need for multiple medical devices. It is meant for...
Sheng Xu, Brady Huang, and UCSD colleagues have developed a small, wearable ultrasound patch that monitors blood pressure in arteries up to 4 centimeters under the skin. It is meant to detect cardiovascular problems...
Helen Schwerdt, Ann Graybiel, Michael Cima, Bob Langer, and MIT colleagues have developed and implantable sensor that can measure dopamine in the brain of rodents for more than one year. They believe that this...
John Rogers‘ latest stretchable electronics breakthrough will transform stroke rehabilitation. The throat-worn wearable, developed with the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, measures patients’ swallowing ability and patterns of speech, and aids in aphasia diagnosis. The Shirley Ryan...
University of Washington’s Jae-Hyun Chung has developed a disposable wearable sensor made with tissue paper. It can detect a heartbeat, finger force, finger movement, eyeball movement, gait patterns, and other actions. Tearing the nanocomposite paper...
Takao Someya at the University of Tokyo has developed a hypoallergenic, inflammation free, wearable e-skin health sensor that can be worn comfortably for a week. Somaya believes that this technology is the basis for...
UConn’s Thanh Duc Nguyen has developed a biodegradable pressure sensor to monitor chronic lung disease, swelling of the brain, and other health issues. It is small and flexible and designed to replace existing, potentially...
Peter Gibson, Kyle Berean and RMIT colleagues have developed an ingestible sensor that measures oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide in the gut. In a recent study, subjects were monitored while modulating gut microbial fermentative...
Cornell’s Edwin Kan has developed a contact-free vital sign monitor using radio-frequency signals and microchip tags. Blood pressure, heart rate and breath rate are measured when radio waves bounce off the body and internal organs,...
Sensio by MediaTek is a biosensor that monitors heart rate, heart rate variability, blood pressure, peripheral oxygen saturation levels, ECG and PPG, from a smartphone, in 60 seconds. This could allow continuous monitoring with...