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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Wearable Medical Devices"”.
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Wearable Medical Device Ecosystems Through Machine Learning and Cloud Computing
… and 61% of disability-adjusted years worldwide. Medical infrastructure, which for decades sought to reduce the incidence and severity of communicable diseases, has proven insufficient in meeting the intensive and long-term monitoring needs of many noncommunicable disease (NCD) patient groups, …
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A kinetostatic conceptual framework to design deformable mechanical metamaterials
… morphing of airfoils, compliant mechanisms, wearable medical devices, stretchable electronics, and soft robotics. Design of deformable mechanical metamaterials is challenging because it requires considering the topology and deformations at different hierarchical levels, and there are no …
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Additive Manufacturing of Functional Materials for Biomedical Devices
Biomedical devices have revolutionised modern healthcare by enabling more precise and effective treatment, which has profoundly improved patient care and quality of life. Among these devices, protective wearable medical devices can offer continuous and non-invasive protection in everyday life, and …
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Enhancing the Effectiveness and Availability of Orthoses by Additive Manufacturing
… the widespread fabrication of user form-fitting wearable medical devices with further improved wearing comfort and functionality. Overall, the research presented in this thesis lays the groundwork for a more general design and manufacturing workflow that enables the rapid, cost-effective, and …
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The effect of nanostructuring and crystallinity on triboelectric energy harvesting devices for biomedical applications
Triboelectric energy harvesting devices are an excellent choice for removing the reliance on batteries in the medical space. This is due to the wide range in possible material choice, conformability, and excellent ability to harvest energy at the low frequencies (0–10 Hz) present from human motion. …
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Wearable Heart Sound and EKG Recorder
<p>Acute congestive heart failure is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Patients often undergo repeated hospitalizations with an annual cost in excess of $32B dollars. Early detection of impending acute congestion allows for pharmaceutical interdiction that prevents hospitalization, …
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Development of micro-thermoelectric generator (µ-TEG) for powering wearable devices
Wearable biomedical devices are the way forward from the episodic to the continuous healthcare system. The incorporation of energy harvesting technologies into wearable biomedical devices represents a significant advancement in sustainable technology, offering the promise of self-powered and …