Wearable Electronics

Researchers Develop Wearable Microfluidic Cytometer

August 25, 2018

Wearable cytometry system on flexible PCB with integrated microfluidic polydimethylsiloxane chip, microcontroller, and BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) readout to smartphone (not shown). Image credit: Furniturewalla et al, doi: [more...]

Low-cost Wearables Manufactured by Hybrid 3D Printing

September 10, 2017

A complete hybrid 3D-printed device flexes and conforms to the body’s shap (Image credit: Alex Valentine, Lori Sanders and Human skin must flex and stretch to accommodate the body’s every move. Anything worn tight on the body [more...]

Lab on a Chip Could Monitor Health, Germs and Pollutants

June 14, 2017

An artists’ rendition of microparticles flowing through a channel and passing through electric fields, where they are detected electronically and barcode-scanned. (Credit: Ella Marushchenko and Alexander Tokarev/Ella Maru Studios) [more...]

Ultraviolet Light Sensor for Wearable Devices

June 10, 2017

The new UV light sensor technology uses only silicon semiconductors to selectively detect and measure the light intensity of UV-A and UV-B light wavebands. (Credit: Tohoku University) Mass production technology for silicon based [more...]

Using Distinctive Body Locations to Control Mobile Devices

May 29, 2017

Computer scientists from Saarland University and the US company Google are giving wrinkles, knuckles and birthmarks a whole new meaning. Similarly to temporary tattoos for children, the researchers are placing ultra-thin, electronic [more...]

Miniature Sensor Measures Velocity of Blood Flow Below Skin

December 28, 2016

From Admin: The article reports a novel optical Blood-flow sensor used for measuring velocity of blood flow below skin, which is based on the principle of Droppler shift. The sensor is an integrated module with laser diode and photodiode [more...]

Researchers Design Wearable Microscope That Can Measure Fluorescent Dyes Through Skin

October 2, 2016

Researchers can detect spatial frequencies of a fluorescent image, which are then analyzed to sense the target fluorescence signal through the skin (Credit: UCLA) UCLA researchers working with a team at Verily Life Sciences have designed a [more...]

Researchers Invent “Smart” Thread That Collects Diagnostic Data

October 2, 2016

Threads penetrate multiple layers of tissue to sample interstitial fluid and direct it to sensing threads that collect data, such as pH and glucose levels. Conductive threads deliver the data to a flexible wireless transmitter sitting on [more...]

Google Glass Meets Organs-on-Chips

March 25, 2016

Brigham and Women’s Hospital investigators have developed hardware and software to remotely monitor and control devices that mimic the human physiological system. Devices known as organs-on-chips allow researchers to test drug [more...]

Google Has Filed a Patent For A Needle-free Blood Draw

December 5, 2015

Google might be joining the needle-free blood test party. The company has filed a patent for a “needle-free blood draw” system that can be used either as a wearable on a person’s wrist or as a hand-held device that takes [more...]

Drug Delivery On The Go: Device Design Considerations

November 3, 2015

Wearable devices are changing the world of drug delivery, emerging as solutions for chronic disease management and offering patients reprieve from the burden associated with frequent injections and bulky ambulatory devices. Diabetes care [more...]

Hoope Can Diagnose Sexually Transmitted Diseases with Help of Microfluidics

August 31, 2015

Called Hoope, it has a retractable needle and functions as a home diagnostic tool that distributes blood into four microfluidic channels and to a lab-on-a-chip (Image Credit: Hoope) A smart ring and a phone could help people diagnose [more...]

Mayo Clinic, Partners To Develop NFC-Driven Glucose Monitoring Tech

August 2, 2015

Gentag and NovioSense, developers of diabetes sensors, along with German chip-maker Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems (IMS), are forming a joint venture with healthcare institution Mayo Clinic to combine their [more...]

Nanowire Yarns Supercharge Wearables

July 8, 2015

Yarn made of niobium nanowires, seen here in a scanning electron microscope image (background), can be used to make very efficient supercapacitors, MIT researchers have found. Adding a coating of a conductive polymer to the yarn (shown in [more...]