School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia.
School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
Biosens Bioelectron. 2021 Mar 15;176:112946. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2020.112946. Epub 2020 Dec 30.
Wearable sensors have evolved from body-worn fitness tracking devices to multifunctional, highly integrated, compact, and versatile sensors, which can be mounted onto the desired locations of our clothes or body to continuously monitor our body signals, and better interact and communicate with our surrounding environment or equipment. Here, we discuss the latest advances in textile-based and skin-like wearable sensors with a focus on three areas, including (i) personalised health monitoring to facilitate recording physiological signals, body motions, and analysis of body fluids, (ii) smart gloves and prosthetics to realise the sensation of touch and pain, and (iii) assistive technologies to enable disabled people to operate the surrounding motorised equipment using their active organs. We also discuss areas for future research in this emerging field.
可穿戴传感器已经从佩戴在身上的健身追踪设备发展成为多功能、高度集成、小巧、多功能的传感器，可以安装在我们衣服或身体的所需位置，以持续监测我们的身体信号，并更好地与周围环境或设备进行交互和通信。在这里，我们讨论了基于纺织品和类似皮肤的可穿戴传感器的最新进展，重点关注三个方面，包括 (i) 个性化健康监测，以方便记录生理信号、身体运动和体液分析，(ii) 智能手套和假肢，以实现触觉和疼痛感知，以及 (iii) 辅助技术，使残疾人能够使用他们的主动器官操作周围的机动设备。我们还讨论了这个新兴领域未来研究的方向。
