Communications of the ACM
Engineers Develop Textile Sensors That Monitor Cardiac Signs and Communicate With Smart Phones
University of Arkansas professor Vijay Varadan
Credit: University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas researchers have developed a wireless health-monitoring system that gathers patient information and communicates that data in real time to an online network.
The system includes a series of nanostructured, textile sensors integrated into a conventional sports bra for women and a vest for men. "It is a platform on which various sensors for cardiac-health monitoring are integrated into the fabric," says Arkansas professor Vijay Varadan.
The system monitors blood pressure, body temperature, respiratory rate, oxygen consumption, and some neural activity. The data is sent to a snap-on wireless module, which includes an amplifier, an antenna, a printed circuitboard, a microprocessor, a Bluetooth module, a battery, and various sensors.
Data from the sensors can be streamed to commercially available mobile devices, which expand the use of the system beyond healthcare. The software enables users to view all data on one screen or window, or view each measurement in its own window. The software also is equipped with a global positioning system, which tracks the location of the patient. The geographic information is transferred to a cloud cluster and stored in a secured database.
From Arkansas Newswire
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