Tag: Wearable sensors
Remote Continuous Vital Signs Monitoring on Surgical Wards Benefit Patients
A new study has found that remote continuous vital signs monitoring on surgical wards is practical and acceptable to patients.
Postoperative complications are unfortunately common...
Teijin Acquires Dutch Smart Fabric Startup Elitac to Expand its Total Safety Solutions
Teijin, a Japanese chemical, pharmaceutical and information technology company, acquired 25,000 shares, or 20% of the outstanding shares of Elitac B.V., a Utrecht, Netherlands-based...
Which Data are Worth Collecting Through Wearable Sensors for Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms
Although wearable devices can automatically detect Parkinson’s disease symptoms and inform clinicians about the progression of disease, the machine learning algorithms must be trained...
Study Assesses Wearable Device Adhesives for Optimal Fixation
With the growing popularity of wearable devices that monitor activity-related information, such as heart rate and caloric burn, wearables are now making inroads into...
Purdue University Researchers Develop Cheap, Biocompatible and Breathable Smart Stickers
As wearable technology is becoming more and more advanced, researchers are finding ways to create cheap and easy-to-use wearable devices that can perform effectively.
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Life-Saving Wearable Devices that Boost Safety for Construction Workers
The construction industry ranks in first place when it comes to the number of fatal workplace injuries. In 2016, there were 991 deaths reported...