[M-health: trends in wearable medical devices]

Zhongguo Yi Liao Qi Xie Za Zhi. 2006 Sep;30(5):330-40.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

This paper focuses on the trends in wearable medical devices for the applications in m-health. The state-of-art technologies for the continuous and noninvasive measurements of physiological parameters, implementation platforms of wearable medical devices - e-textile, and body sensor networks are reviewed here with examples of related recent research projects conducted in different countries. In addition, we introduce our recent research project on the e-textile-based health shirt (h-shirt), which can measure arterial blood pressure noninvasively, continuously and cufflessly.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Technology / instrumentation*
  • Clothing*
  • Equipment Design
  • Monitoring, Ambulatory / instrumentation*
  • Textiles*