Research project: Printed electronics for wearable sensing in health-monitoring applications
The technology trend towards smart wearables is apparent from the exponential growth of the wearables market in recent years for consumer, sports, and military applications. By offering unique functionalities for in-situ, real-time and non-invasive monitoring, wearable sensors for health and sports performance have been proposed. Pressure and strain sensors show interesting potential in many wearable applications, from breathing detection and human motion detection to soft robotics and human-machine interactions. Conductivity and moisture sensors can be used to monitor sweat and breath chemistry as an indicator for health condition.