Wearable Technology

CPI is working alongside ItoM Medical BV and Blumorpho to support the development of a wearable medical device focused upon improving treatment for children with uncontrolled asthma. The device, a next generation smart vest prototype, will benefit from CPI's expertise in the printable electronics sector.

Covestro are manufacturers of high-tech polymer materials for all key industries

What if, in an emergency, you reach for your epinephrine shot and it's not there? It would be if you were wearing it.

Like other biofluids, sweat contains a wealth of information about what's going on inside the body. However, collecting the fluid for analysis, usually by dripping or absorbing it from the skin's surface, can be time-consuming and messy. Now, researchers have developed a bandage-like biosensor that both collects and -- in conjunction with a smart phone -- analyzes sweat.

Liquid-metal mixture bends the rules on flexible and highly conductive materials for wearable devices.

With investment in digital health reaching $8.1 billion in 2018, understanding how this complex field will impact the healthcare industry is paramount. The recently updated report from IDTechEx Research, 'Digital Health 2019: Trends, Opportunities and Outlook', acts as a primer to the digital health space.

When worn during chemotherapy, the devices cool the scalp which reduces the risk of hair loss and they already have approximately 50 per cent success rate.

Equipment- and training-free textile detectors could be used in public health, workplace safety, military and rescue applications