INSIDER: Materials
On-skin medical sensors and wearable health devices must be flexible and ultrathin so they can move with the human body. Researchers demonstrated how an important component of the sensors...
Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition
INSIDER: Medical
Transdermal Diagnostics, a University of Bath spinout company, has invented a wearable patch that allows people with diabetes to painlessly monitor their blood glucose levels. The company has...
INSIDER: Medical
A needle-free vaccine patch could better fight COVID-19 variants, such as omicron and delta, than a traditional needle vaccine. The research tested the Hexapro SARS-CoV-2 spike...
News: Medical
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...
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
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....
Briefs: Medical
Trends in wearable technology follow those of the broader biomedical and electronics industries — devices are getting smaller, smarter, and easier to use. Specifically, wearables in...
INSIDER: Medical
A prototype wearable can continuously monitor several health stats — glucose, alcohol, and lactate levels — simultaneously in real time. The device is about the size of a stack of...
INSIDER: Wearables
A new ‘smart’ flexible electric patch (ePatch) addresses the challenges posed by existing electrical field (EF) stimulation devices and offers many uniquely advantageous...
Briefs: Materials
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Features: Wearables
R&D: Wearables
R&D: Wearables
R&D: Communications
Briefs: Wearables
INSIDER: Medical
A sweat-collecting patch has been developed using the principle based on how the cactus spines attract water. The skin-attachable patch quickly collects sweat by mimicking the principle...
News: Wearables
The inaugural virtual Medical Wearables for Biosensors Conference convenes on October 25–26, 2021. The virtual conference...
R&D: Nanotechnology
News: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The inaugural virtual Medical Wearables for Biosensors conference convenes on October 25–26, 2021 with online access only. This event will explore...
Features: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Briefs: Medical
Briefs: Wearables
INSIDER: Wearables
Researchers are investigating stem cell-laden 3D-bioprinted cardiac patch technologies for use as a therapeutic and regenerative approach for ischemic cardiomyopathy in reversing...
Features: Materials
Features: Manufacturing & Prototyping
INSIDER: Medical
Many bodily functions in humans are manifested by mechanical deformations to the skin, and these mechanical changes can be detected and monitored by measuring different levels of...
From the Editor: Wearables
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Top Stories
INSIDER: Medical
Nanofiber Bandages Fight Infection, Speed Healing
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DNA Particles That Mimic Viruses Hold Promise as Vaccines
Features: Wearables
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AI-Powered ‘Eye’ Helps Visually Impaired to See
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Ask the Expert
Ralph Bright on the Power of Power Cords
Understanding power system components and how to connect them correctly is critical to meeting regulatory requirements and designing successful electrical products for worldwide markets. Interpower’s Ralph Bright defines these requirements and explains how to know which cord to select for your application.
Webcasts
Webinars: Materials
Top 3 Factors Impacting the Useful Life of Medical Devices
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Electromagnetic Heating Simulation – Emerging Medical...
Podcasts: Wearables
A Breakthrough in Wearable Neuromodulation
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Navigating Clinical Trials with Wearables
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Powering Wearables: Balancing Battery Life with Power Efficiency
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Inside Story
Inside Story: Establishing Safe EO Sterilization for Medical Devices
To find out more about the expertise required to establish a safe and effective EO Sterilization for medical devices, MDB recently spoke with Elizabeth Sydnor, director of microbiology for Eurofins Medical Device Testing (Lancaster, PA).