Wearable Technology

Asif Ali, Chief Medical Officer at Preventric, presented their company and products. Their product is a wrist-worn, tonometry based ABPM device.

At Cardio Wearables 2021, Ryan Kraudel, VP of Marketing at Valencell presented their outlook on hypertension and their potential to address this using optical sensors. The presentation focused mainly on the market need and ecosystem rather than their progress or technology.

Vahram Mouradian, PhD, CEO of Sensogram Technologies presented their outlook and products at Cardio Wearables 2021. Their SensoSCAN and SensoRING products incorporate various sensor types for multiple vital sign monitoring.

At Cardio Wearables 2021, Dr Rohan Sonawane, Sr Medical Affairs Program Manager, presented Medronic's product offerings in the cardiac rhythm space, focusing on their Reveal LINQ™ implantable cardiac monitor.

At Cardio Wearables 2021, Dr David E. Albert, MD, Founder and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of AliveCor presented on the adoption of wearables and other digital tools in cardiology. This short profile reviews the major themes of his presentation and the latest progress from the company.

Scientists have developed a new type of 'chain mail' fabric that is flexible like cloth but can stiffen on demand.

BodiGuide have developed a device for monitoring peripheral edema, focused on detecting likely incidences of heart failure. They sent IDTechEx an introductory kit prior to wider market launch.

Research highlights from DIFT - Deutsche Institute für Textil und Faserforschung

The development of new technology often creates new opportunities to provide value to customers in new products. Electronic textiles have hundreds of potential use cases, many of which are being explored by different companies around the world. So where is the "killer app" for e-textiles?

Blumio are a startup developing radar imaging systems for monitoring arterial pressure. IDTechEx interviewed their Co-Founder and CEO Catherine Liao at Cardio Wearables 2021.

Researchers have designed a new touch-sensing glove that can "feel" pressure and other tactile stimuli. The inside of the glove is threaded with a system of sensors that detects, measures, and maps small changes in pressure across the glove. The individual sensors are highly attuned and can pick up very weak vibrations across the skin, such as from a person's pulse.

FibriCheck is a Belgian startup that has developed an software-based solution for the detection of atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder. IDTechEx analyst Nadia Tsao interviewed FibriCheck Project Manager Felicia Vaz on 5 Aug 2021.

A revolutionary new stimulation treatment for Tourette's, proven to reduce tics, has moved closer to being available to people as a wearable wrist device with the launch of a new spin-out company.

New technology that enables more efficient and effective transfer printing for electronic devices has been developed by researchers

Small electronics, including smartwatches and fitness trackers, aren't easily dismantled and recycled. So when a new model comes out, most users send the old devices into hazardous waste streams. To simplify small electronics recycling, researchers have developed a two-metal nanocomposite for circuits that disintegrates when submerged in water. They demonstrated the circuits in a prototype transient device — a functional smartwatch that dissolved within 40 hours.

This white paper on Low-cost and Scalable Process for Microchips Integration into Stretchable Printed Circuits was provided by the University of Coimbra

IDTechEx interviewed Maximilian Weitzel, Data Scientist at Ambiotex. We discussed their latest progress commercialising their smart clothing platform with related software and apps within various market verticals, including recent moves towards approval as a medical device.

Wearable technology seems all poised to take over next-generation electronics, yet most wireless communication techniques are not up to the task. To tackle this issue, scientists delved deep into human-body communications, in which human tissue is used as the transmission medium for electromagnetic signals. Their findings pave the way to more efficient and safer head-worn devices, such as binaural hearing aids and earphones.

Using modern colloidal chemistry, the dimensions and internal structure of quantum dots can be manipulated with near-atomic precision, which allows for highly accurate control of their physical properties and thereby behaviors in practical devices.

IDTechEx have recently launched "Electrically Conductive Adhesives (ECAs) 2022-2032", a market research report detailing the technology of ECAs, a form of conductive joining technology. Electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs) are a growing competitor to lead-free solders and silver sintering technologies, and currently see use in several electronics applications, such as automotive electronics, consumer electronics, and display applications.