Printed multifunctional flexible device with an integrated motion sensor for health care monitoring.

ABSTRACT: Real-time health care monitoring may enable prediction and prevention of disease or improve treatment by diagnosing illnesses in the early stages. Wearable, comfortable, sensing devices are required to allow continuous monitoring of a person's health; other important considerations for this technology are device flexibility, low-cost components and processing, and multifunctionality. To address these criteria, we present a flexible, multifunctional printed health care sensor equipped with a three-axis acceleration sensor to monitor physical movement and motion. Because the device is designed to be attached directly onto the skin, it has a modular design with two detachable components: One device component is nondisposable, whereas the other one is disposable and designed to be worn in cont

SUBMITTER: Yamamoto Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5262446 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature