Advances in healthcare wearable devices

Sheikh M. A. Iqbal; Imadeldin Mahgoub; E Du; Mary Ann Leavitt; Waseem Asghar

doi:10.1038/s41528-021-00107-x

journal article Open Access Apr 12, 2021

Advances in healthcare wearable devices

Sheikh M. A. Iqbal Imadeldin Mahgoub E Du Mary Ann Leavitt Waseem Asghar

npj Flexible Electronics Vol. 5 No. 1 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Abstract

AbstractWearable devices have found numerous applications in healthcare ranging from physiological diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and muscle disorders to neurocognitive disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and other psychological diseases. Different types of wearables are used for this purpose, for example, skin-based wearables including tattoo-based wearables, textile-based wearables, and biofluidic-based wearables. Recently, wearables have also shown encouraging improvements as a drug delivery system; therefore, enhancing its utility towards personalized healthcare. These wearables contain inherent challenges, which need to be addressed before their commercialization as a fully personalized healthcare system. This paper reviews different types of wearable devices currently being used in the healthcare field. It also highlights their efficacy in monitoring different diseases and applications of healthcare wearable devices (HWDs) for diagnostic and treatment purposes. Additionally, current challenges and limitations of these wearables in the field of healthcare along with their future perspectives are also reviewed.

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Sheikh M. A. Iqbal, Imadeldin Mahgoub, E Du, et al. (2021). Advances in healthcare wearable devices. npj Flexible Electronics, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41528-021-00107-x

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