About this Research Topic
Personalized healthcare has greatly promoted research on wearable biosensing devices, which provide continuous, real-time physiological information via dynamic, noninvasive measurements of key physiological indicators such as vital signs, body motion, and molecular biomarkers. Advances in multiple biosensing, smart materials, and scalable manufacturing systems are enabling the integration, miniaturization, and commercialization of wearable biosensing devices. In recent years, integrated wearable biosensor platforms for noninvasive chemical analysis of biofluids, such as sweat, tears, saliva, or interstitial fluid, have already been widely applied to various application sites, targeting an array of important analytes in proof-of-concept demonstrations. Such real-time monitoring of biomarkers can obviate painful and risky blood sampling procedures, provide information on wellness and health, enhance the management of chronic diseases and alert the user or medical professionals of abnormal or unforeseen situations. Further research in the wearable biosensing devices will have a significant impact on future personalized healthcare.
This Research Topic aims at discussing recent progress and applications of wearable biosensing devices, including user-friendly, easy-to use and simple wearable platforms; immediate clinical assessment technology; flexible electronics based on nanomaterials; self-powered wearable devices toward personalized healthcare; and highly sensitive and specific biosensors. In particular, this research topic also highlights the integration, miniaturization, and commercialization wearable devices in terms of sample handling platforms, signal transducers, powering devices, wearing comfort, mechanical flexibility, and so on. In addition, the wearable biosensing devices should also be widely applied in clinical diagnosis, disease control, poison detection, and other fields through the detection of various biomarkers.
This collection proposes to encompass recent progress and applications of wearable biosensing devices integrated with various flexible materials, microfluidic technology, and biosensing electronics. The themes covered include but are not limited to:
• Integrated user-friendly wearable biosensing devices for biofluid monitoring
• A wearable biosensing system that can detect a variety of disease markers, helping to achieve rapid symptomatic treatment
• Flexible ultrasonic sensors integrated into wearable devices for real-time monitoring of myocardium stiffness and muscle stiffness during rehabilitation exercises
• Self-powered wearable biosensing devices based on smart materials
• Integration, miniaturization, and flexibility of wearable biosensing devices, especially signal transmission and processing modules
As this is a multidisciplinary Research Topic, we ask the authors to choose the appropriate Topic Editor for sections upon submission.
This Research Topic aims at discussing recent progress and applications of wearable biosensing devices, including user-friendly, easy-to use and simple wearable platforms; immediate clinical assessment technology; flexible electronics based on nanomaterials; self-powered wearable devices toward personalized healthcare; and highly sensitive and specific biosensors. In particular, this research topic also highlights the integration, miniaturization, and commercialization wearable devices in terms of sample handling platforms, signal transducers, powering devices, wearing comfort, mechanical flexibility, and so on. In addition, the wearable biosensing devices should also be widely applied in clinical diagnosis, disease control, poison detection, and other fields through the detection of various biomarkers.
This collection proposes to encompass recent progress and applications of wearable biosensing devices integrated with various flexible materials, microfluidic technology, and biosensing electronics. The themes covered include but are not limited to:
• Integrated user-friendly wearable biosensing devices for biofluid monitoring
• A wearable biosensing system that can detect a variety of disease markers, helping to achieve rapid symptomatic treatment
• Flexible ultrasonic sensors integrated into wearable devices for real-time monitoring of myocardium stiffness and muscle stiffness during rehabilitation exercises
• Self-powered wearable biosensing devices based on smart materials
• Integration, miniaturization, and flexibility of wearable biosensing devices, especially signal transmission and processing modules
As this is a multidisciplinary Research Topic, we ask the authors to choose the appropriate Topic Editor for sections upon submission.
Keywords: wearable device, biosensing, bioelectronics, microfluidic, smart material, skin-Interfaced devices, flexible electronics
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