Unobtrusive Sensing and Wearable Devices for Health Informatics

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Author(s)

  • Ya-Li Zheng
  • Xiao-Rong Ding
  • Carmen Chung Yan Poon
  • Benny Ping Lai Lo
  • Heye Zhang
  • Xiao-Lin Zhou
  • Guang-Zhong Yang
  • Ni Zhao

Detail(s)

Original languageEnglish
Article number6756983
Pages (from-to)1538-1554
Journal / PublicationIEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
Volume61
Issue number5
Online published5 Mar 2014
Publication statusPublished - May 2014
Externally publishedYes

Abstract

The aging population, prevalence of chronic diseases, and outbreaks of infectious diseases are some of the major challenges of our present-day society. To address these unmet healthcare needs, especially for the early prediction and treatment of major diseases, health informatics, which deals with the acquisition, transmission, processing, storage, retrieval, and use of health information, has emerged as an active area of interdisciplinary research. In particular, acquisition of health-related information by unobtrusive sensing and wearable technologies is considered as a cornerstone in health informatics. Sensors can be weaved or integrated into clothing, accessories, and the living environment, such that health information can be acquired seamlessly and pervasively in daily living. Sensors can even be designed as stick-on electronic tattoos or directly printed onto human skin to enable long-term health monitoring. This paper aims to provide an overview of four emerging unobtrusive and wearable technologies, which are essential to the realization of pervasive health information acquisition, including: 1) unobtrusive sensing methods, 2) smart textile technology, 3) flexible-stretchable-printable electronics, and 4) sensor fusion, and then to identify some future directions of research.

Research Area(s)

  • Body sensor network, flexible and stretchable electronics, health informatics, sensor fusion, unobtrusive sensing, wearable devices

Citation Format(s)

Unobtrusive Sensing and Wearable Devices for Health Informatics. / Zheng, Ya-Li; Ding, Xiao-Rong; Poon, Carmen Chung Yan et al.
In: IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 61, No. 5, 6756983, 05.2014, p. 1538-1554.

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review