Smart clothes measure vital signs

• April 20, 2024

A team of researchers in nanoengineering of the University of California at San Diego , are revolutionizing the field of clothing for older adults by designing "smart" underwear that measures blood pressure, heart rate, diabetic controls and other vital signs.

This could contribute to a better care of the patient at home without having to depend on the expensive hospital treatment.

According to the scientific community, it is about creating "smart", comfortable, durable and elegant underwear that could save lives. Since it is a project funded by the US military, the soldiers will be the first to prove it:

"This specific technology involves the monitoring of soldiers' injuries during surgery on the battlefield"; biosensor that would detect an injury of this nature, could also direct the issuance of drugs to relieve pain and even treat the wound. However, the range of application of technology goes beyond the Army.

Underpants with electronic biosensors

This technological initiative could be extremely useful in personalized medicine in older adults, who require cardiac controls Y diabetics .

As Dr. Wang explains, "to remotely monitor the elderly in your home, control a wide variety of biomedical markers, for example cardiac, alert about a possible cerebrovascular accident Y diabetic changes ".

An example of how this type of clothing would work is offered by the elastic of the "smart" underpants. In it, a electronic biosensor It stays in constant contact with the skin and measures blood pressure, heart rate and other vital signs.

Given that there is a growing demand for more reliable monitoring systems, the scientist from the University of California , work is being done so that clothing ensures a strong, durable follow-up that exceeds the wear and tear of daily activity.

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