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Passive Shape‐Adaptive Fluidic Interface for Enhanced Skin‐Sensor Coupling in Wearable Devices

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This study presents a passive fluidic interface for wearable biosensors that adapts to static and dynamic body shape changes to maintain consistent skin contact. Flexible, fluid‐filled pouches redistribute pressure from high‐load areas to regions requiring improved contact, enhancing signal quality and comfort in a compact, low‐energy design for ...
Natalia Sanchez‐Tamayo, Andrew Akerson, Ehsan Hajiesmaili, Tianshu Liu, Ryan Stull, Jonathan Stewart, Amirhossein Amini   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of child malnutrition at a university hospital using the World Health Organization criteria and bioelectrical impedance data

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2016
Malnutrition constitutes a major public health concern worldwide and serves as an indicator of hospitalized patients’ prognosis. Although various methods with which to conduct nutritional assessments exist, large hospitals seldom employ them to diagnose ...
V.N. Pileggi, J.P. Monteiro, A.V.B. Margutti, J.S. Camelo Jr.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Bedside Measure of Body Composition in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy [PDF]

, 2014
Background In clinical practice, monitoring body composition is a critical component of nutritional assessment and weight management in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of a simple bedside measurement tool for body
Davidson, Z.E., Davies, P.S.W., Elliott, S.A., Truby, H.   +3 more
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Fabric‐Based Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton Gloves: Advancements and Challenges

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights interdisciplinary technological advances in fabric‐based robotic gloves, focusing on progress in design, fabrication, actuation, sensing, control, and power and energy requirements. It also addresses performance testing and validation, including biomechanical, strength, functional, user experience, and durability assessments, to ...
Ayse Feyza Yilmaz, Gökhan Ince, Ozgur Atalay   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anthropometric Parameters in Celiac Disease: A Review on the Different Evaluation Methods and Disease Effects [PDF]

, 2019
Artigo completo publicado em periódicoThis review compiled anthropometric data from 29 original articles, published between 1995 and 2015, corresponding to a total sample of 6368 celiac disease subjects.
Brito, Gleisson Alisson Pereira de, Costa, Allysson   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Multimodal Wearable Biosensing Meets Multidomain AI: A Pathway to Decentralized Healthcare

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Multimodal biosensing meets multidomain AI. Wearable biosensors capture complementary biochemical and physiological signals, while cross‐device, population‐aware learning aligns noisy, heterogeneous streams. This Review distills key sensing modalities, fusion and calibration strategies, and privacy‐preserving deployment pathways that transform ...
Chenshu Liu, Haolin Fan, Minwoo Kim, Tong Zhou, Pinyi Yang, Lingdi Zhao, Yiran Wang, Ziyuan Che, Chia‐Wei Liu, Bingbing Li, Yangzhi Zhu   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bioinspired Hierarchical Architecture with Water Transport Channels for Strong Adhesion at the Sweating Interface

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
To address adhesion failure in sweaty epidermal electronics, this study proposes a cross‐species, multi‐scale biomimetic interface. By modeling staged wet adhesion, it integrates self‐regulating liquid bridges with directional drainage. This design ensures stable, high‐performance flexible sensing in complex physiological environments, offering a ...
Jieliang Zhao, Yu Xiang, Heng Wang, Huiqing Xu, Zhong Liu, Lulu Liang, Fengwen Jiang, Xuemei Chen, Wenzhong Wang, Chenqing Liu, Guodong Liu, Shaoze Yan, Xu Hou   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Methodology for integrated analysis of vector- and spectroscopic bioimpedance methods

Journal of Electrical Bioimpedance
Electrical bioimpedance is based on the opposition exerted by body tissues to the passage of an electrical current. This characteristic allows the assessment of the individual's body composition, nutritional status, and hydration status.
Bello José Luis García, Lafargue Alcibiades Lara, Ciria Héctor Camué, Luna Taira Batista, Leyva Yohandys Zulueta   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Application of bioelectrical impedance to sports science

Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2012
Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) involves passing a weak, high-frequency current through the body in order to measure variables such as tissue volume, or the volume of blood, on the basis of electrical resistance.
Hideaki Komiya
doaj   +1 more source

Smart Nanotechnologies for Multimodal Neuromodulation and Brain Interfacing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Recent advances in smart nanotechnologies are expanding the toolbox for brain interfacing, from wireless neuromodulation and high‐resolution sensing to targeted delivery within the central nervous system. By combining responsive nanomaterials with bioinspired design, these platforms enable multimodal interactions with neurons and glia, while also ...
Tommaso Curiale, Marie Celine Lefevre, Alessio Carmignani, Maria Cristina Ceccarelli, Matteo Battaglini, Attilio Marino, Gianni Ciofani   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source