Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
Adv Mater. 2016 Jun;28(22):4373-95. doi: 10.1002/adma.201504366. Epub 2016 Feb 12.
Advances in wireless technologies, low-power electronics, the internet of things, and in the domain of connected health are driving innovations in wearable medical devices at a tremendous pace. Wearable sensor systems composed of flexible and stretchable materials have the potential to better interface to the human skin, whereas silicon-based electronics are extremely efficient in sensor data processing and transmission. Therefore, flexible and stretchable sensors combined with low-power silicon-based electronics are a viable and efficient approach for medical monitoring. Flexible medical devices designed for monitoring human vital signs, such as body temperature, heart rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, pulse oxygenation, and blood glucose have applications in both fitness monitoring and medical diagnostics. As a review of the latest development in flexible and wearable human vitals sensors, the essential components required for vitals sensors are outlined and discussed here, including the reported sensor systems, sensing mechanisms, sensor fabrication, power, and data processing requirements.
无线技术、低功耗电子、物联网以及互联健康领域的进步正在以惊人的速度推动可穿戴医疗设备的创新。由柔性和可拉伸材料组成的可穿戴传感器系统有可能更好地与人体皮肤相连接，而基于硅的电子设备在传感器数据处理和传输方面效率极高。因此，将柔性和可拉伸传感器与低功耗硅基电子设备相结合是一种可行且高效的医疗监测方法。用于监测人体生命体征（如体温、心率、呼吸频率、血压、脉搏血氧饱和度和血糖）的柔性医疗设备在健身监测和医疗诊断中都有应用。作为对可弯曲和可穿戴人体生命体征传感器最新发展的综述，本文概述并讨论了生命体征传感器所需的基本组成部分，包括已报道的传感器系统、传感机制、传感器制造、电源和数据处理要求。
