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Wireless Body Area Networks: Applications and Technologies

open access: yesANT/SEIT, 2016
The increasing use of wireless networks and the constant miniaturization of electrical invasive/non-invasive devices have empow- ered the development of Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs).
Rim Negra, I. Jemili, A. Belghith
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Thermal and energy aware routing in wireless body area networks

open access: yesInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2019
Unlike many other Internet of Things applications, in addition to the limited power of Internet of Medical Things devices, the safety aspect and reliability are the major concerns while designing wireless body area network routing solutions. In fact, the
Ghufran Ahmed   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Priority-Based Adaptive MAC Protocol for Wireless Body Area Networks

open access: yesSensors, 2016
In wireless body area networks (WBANs), various sensors and actuators are placed on/inside the human body and connected wirelessly. WBANs have specific requirements for healthcare and medical applications, hence, standard protocols like the IEEE 802.15.4
Sabin Bhandari, Sangman Moh
doaj   +1 more source

Porous Hybrid Soft Actuators From Liquid Crystal Networks and Lyotropic Chromonic Liquid Crystal Templated Hydrogels

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
The graphic illustrates the design of a hybrid bilayer composed of a liquid crystal hydrogel (LCH) and a liquid crystal network (LCN). The figure highlights the magnetic alignment of the chromonic hydrogel and the thermal‐responsive actuation of the LCN along with the LCH when both layers are aligned or misaligned, enabling programmable, light‐driven ...
Ramón Santiago Herrera Restrepo   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distance Aware Relaying Energy-efficient: DARE to Monitor Patients in Multi-hop Body Area Sensor Networks

open access: yes, 2013
In recent years, interests in the applications of Wireless Body Area Sensor Network (WBASN) is noticeably developed. WBASN is playing a significant role to get the real time and precise data with reduced level of energy consumption. It comprises of tiny,
Akram, S.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

A review of routing protocols in wireless body area networks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Recent technological advancements in wireless communication, integrated circuits and Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMs) has enabled miniaturized, low-power, intelligent, invasive/ non-invasive micro and nano-technology sensor nodes placed in or on ...
Abolhasan, M, Lipman, J, Movassaghi, S
core   +2 more sources

A Trust-Based Energy-Efficient and Reliable Communication Scheme (Trust-Based ERCS) for Remote Patient Monitoring in Wireless Body Area Networks

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2020
Wireless Body Area Network is an emerging technology that is used primarily in the area of healthcare applications. It is a low-cost network having the capability of transportability and adaptability.
Gulzar Mehmood   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Secure Publish-Subscribe Protocols for Heterogeneous Medical Wireless Body Area Networks

open access: yesSensors, 2014
Security and privacy issues in medical wireless body area networks (WBANs) constitute a major unsolved concern because of the challenges posed by the scarcity of resources in WBAN devices and the usability restrictions imposed by the healthcare domain ...
Pablo Picazo-Sanchez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soft Ionic and Electronic Triboelectric Nanogenerators: Toward Attachable and Implantable Biomedical Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review provides an overview of triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG)–based biomedical applications by classifying studies into electronic and ionic systems across attachable and implantable platforms. It summarizes key material choices, device structures, and working mechanisms that characterize current TENG‐based research, and outlines six future ...
Kyongtae Choi   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Human activity recognition via smart-belt in wireless body area networks

open access: yesInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, 2019
Human activity recognition based on wireless body area networks plays an essential role in various applications such as health monitoring, rehabilitation, and physical training.
Yuhong Zhu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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