Sensors & Wearables

Sensors

Medical sensors are being used in the biomedical electronics industry to measure pressure, flow, liquid-level, and more. See how today's sensors are supporting medical devices like respiratory systems, spirometers, anesthetic devices, videoscopes, dialysis machines, and more.

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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A newly developed 3D printing technique could be used to cost-effectively produce customized electronic “machines” the size of insects, enabling advanced applications in robotics, medical...
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers have embedded low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks.
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INSIDER: Medical
Researchers have developed a biosensor that could help physicians precisely diagnose brain cancer from a minute blood sample.
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Briefs: Materials
By embedding enzymes inside the polymer string, the enzymes were operational even in a dry state.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Using the device, assorted functional imaging was demonstrated to satisfy clinical needs.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
The results from tests on animal brain tissues suggest it could help clinicians to better monitor both disease progression and patients’ response to treatment than is currently possible.
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R&D: Robotics, Automation & Control
Scientists have developed a new type of prosthetic using microfluidics-enabled soft robotics that promises to greatly reduce skin ulcerations and pain in patients who have had an amputation...
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R&D: Medical
A team of researchers has developed a small, soft, flexible implant that relieves pain on demand and without the use of drugs. The first-of-its-kind device could provide a much-needed alternative to...
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R&D: Medical
Researchers have designed a microfluidic platform that incorporates different steps that are usually performed by trained personnel in sophisticated lab settings on a single platform. The entire...
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Scientists have designed tiny smart bed sensors embedded in hospital mattresses could put an end to painful and potentially life-threatening pressure sores, thanks to new technology. The...
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Features: Data Acquisition
With potential in remote patient monitoring, diagnosis, and detection of disease, biosensors and wearable devices are gaining substantial interest.
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New research offers a second life for CDs: Turn them into flexible biosensors that are inexpensive and easy to manufacture.
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INSIDER: Medical
Patient-specific 3D printed smart metamaterial implants double as sensors to monitor spinal healing. The new class of multifunctional mechanical metamaterials act as their own sensors, recording and relaying...
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INSIDER: Medical
A new type of prosthetic using microfluidics-enabled soft robotics promises to greatly reduce skin ulcerations and pain in patients who have had an amputation between the ankle...
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Products: Electronics & Computers
Stretchable Film A stretchable film from Toray, Tokyo, Japan, builds on the company’s technology to deliver circuit mounts that offer exceptional resistance value stability. REACTIS™ is designed to provide...
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Briefs: Medical
A research center based at the University of Kansas that develops rapid next-generation tests for a host of human ailments like cancer, stroke, and COVID-19 recently...
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News: Wearables
Registration is now open for SAE Media Group's 2nd Annual Biosensors for Medical Wearables Conference, taking place October 24–25, 2022, in Boston, MA. The 2022...
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Features: RF & Microwave Electronics
Advancing minimally invasive surgery and its usefulness in diagnosis and treatment in more healthcare situations is a direct challenge for medical...
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Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The global big data market had a revenue of $162.6 billion in 2021.1 Data is becoming more valuable to companies than gold. However, this data has been used, historically, without...
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Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The healthcare supply chain has faced extraordinary challenges over the past few years, and a need for modernization has become apparent. Today, the supply chain...
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R&D: Medical
Researchers have developed a wearable sensor patch thinner than a hair strand that can measure pulse wave signals with high precision. The patch was printed using inkjet printing....
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Scientists have developed a disposable, paper-based THO sensor consisting of an electrode made of molecularly imprinted graphite. Since MIPs are designed using the target molecule as a...
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R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers have developed three-in-one hybrid material smart skin for the next generation of artificial, electronic skin using a novel process. With 2,000 individual sensors per square millimeter,...
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Technology Leaders: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The primary aim for Harmonic Bionics is to empower patients and care providers by designing intelligent technology that facilitated a data-driven treatment protocol when...
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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
A soft robotic sleeve controlled with a microfluidic chip reduces treatment cost, weight, and power consumption. The prototype is more portable than previous devices, and the underlying mechanisms...
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Supplements: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
In our summer edition of the MDB Resource Guide, learn about new cleaning requirements and find the right company to match your medical-design needs.
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Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The COVID-19 pandemic has strengthened the push toward digitalization as well as patient-centric solutions in healthcare. The increasing demand for...
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From the Editor: Medical
Smartwatches: These ubiquitous wearables have become a powerful tool for diagnosis and health monitoring in areas ranging from cardiology to diabetes to the...
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A research team has developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that uses a minimal number of components and can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone. The...
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