Wearables

Can a Wearable Stop a Pandemic?

The COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a new period of growth for wearables.

Wearable Sensor Monitors Health Using Saliva and Tears

Wearable sensors would be placed near the tear duct or mouth to collect biofluid samples.

Textile Sensor Patch Could Detect Pressure Points for Amputees

A textile sensor can detect pressure points on the socket of a prosthetic limb.

PAs and NPs: How OEMs Can Reach This Critical Audience During the Pandemic

Regulatory changes have allowed these essential healthcare professionals to step in and help out more independently.

Guest Editorial: Expanding the Scope of Mobility

Mobility tech also provides help to those with physical or cognitive challenges.

Leading Women in Engineering & Science: Sheena Oliver, Chief Marketing Officer, Wholesale USA, WS Audiology

Hearing loss affects over 48 million people. This fact drives Oliver forward.

The Challenges of Handheld and Wearable Medical Device Batteries

Batteries must meet high power capacity, small physical size, and reliability requirements.

New Biomaterials Can Be ‘Fine-Tuned’ for Medical Applications

The materials are suitable for use in soft tissue repair or flexible bioelectronics.

Post-Surgical Patch Releases Non-Opioid Painkiller Directly to the Wound

New polymer promises localized pain control for critical first four days.

Audiology

By 2030, more than seven in ten consumers expect they will have earphones that will do what?

Smartphone COVID-19 Test Delivers Results in Minutes

A COVID-19 testing method uses a smartphone microscope to analyze saliva samples and deliver results in about 10 minutes. The researchers aim to combine the speed of existing nasal swab...

2021: Technology Trends and the Future of Medical Devices

"The health system of the future will be consumer-centric, wellness-oriented, care everywhere, and digitally connected,” says one expert.

Improved Polymer Electrode for Electronic Skin

Scientists have improved electrical conductivity in a polymer electrode for e-skin applications.

Stretchable Micro-Supercapacitors to Self-Power Wearable Devices

The system harvests energy from human breathing and motion.

Tapping the Brain to Boost Stroke Rehabilitation

A brain-machine interface coupled with robot offers increased benefits for stroke survivors.

New Products and Services

CAD software, edge connectors, optical adhesives, and more.

Wearable Electronics for Continuous Cardiac, Respiratory Monitoring

The small sensor allows detection of subtle movements.

Flexible Screen-Printed Rechargeable Battery

The device can be used in flexible, stretchable electronics for wearables as well as soft robotics.

Device Combines Biosensors and Artificial Intelligence to Recognize Hand Gestures

The device paves the way for better prosthetic control.

Sensors for ‘Smart’ Wound Bandage Track Healing, Immune Response

Wearable sensors monitor certain biomarkers during healing.

Ultra-Thin Sensor Makes Contact Lenses ‘Smart’

Smart contact lenses could soon become mainstream thanks to a new manufacturing process that has allowed researchers to develop a multifunctional ultra-thin sensor layer. The new contact...

Conductive Inks Can Be Drawn on Skin

Scientists have developed inexpensive conductive inks for clog-free ballpoint pens that can allow users to “write” circuits almost anywhere — even on human skin. Flexible electronics are widely...

Easier Printing of Circuitry on Wearable Fabrics

The breakthrough involves inkjet printing and materials with a crystal structure discovered nearly two centuries ago.

Flexible Sensor Offers Less Hysteresis

Flexible TRACE sensor patches can be placed on the skin to measure blood flow in superficial arteries.

Essentials of PCBA Cleaning for Wearables

It is essential to incorporate PCBA cleaning into the planning and production of wearables.

Wearable Pressure-Sensitive Devices

A gelatin-based hydrogel addresses the problems presented in constructing wearable pressure-sensitive sensors.

Plant-Based Thermotherapy Patch

A biodegradable, transparent, flexible and fast-acting thermo-therapy patch from plant leaves is compatible with flexible electronic applications.

‘Electronic Skin’ Offers Recyclable Alternative for Wearables

A wearable electronic device is really wearable. The stretchy and fully recyclable circuit board is inspired by, and sticks onto, human skin. The device can heal itself, much...

New Tool Diagnoses Strokes with a Smartphone

A new tool could diagnose a stroke based on abnormalities in a patient’s speech ability and facial muscular movements, and with the accuracy of an emergency room physician — all within...