Clinical applications of smart wearable sensors

Qingxiao Tao; Suwen Liu; Jingyu Zhang; Jian Jiang; Zilin Jin; Yuqiong Huang; Xin Liu; Shiying Lin; Xin Zeng; Xuemei Li; Guangming Tao; Hongxiang Chen

doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.107485

Clinical applications of smart wearable sensors

iScience. 2023 Jul 27;26(9):107485. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107485. eCollection 2023 Sep 15.

Authors

Qingxiao Tao¹, Suwen Liu¹, Jingyu Zhang^{2

3}, Jian Jiang¹, Zilin Jin¹, Yuqiong Huang¹, Xin Liu¹, Shiying Lin¹, Xin Zeng², Xuemei Li², Guangming Tao^{4

5}, Hongxiang Chen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China.
² Department of Dermatology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Union Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518052, China.
³ Shenzhen University Medical School, Shenzhen 518060, China.
⁴ Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
⁵ State Key Laboratory of Material Processing and Die & Mould Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.

Abstract

Smart wearable sensors are electronic devices worn on the body that collect, process, and transmit various physiological data. Compared to traditional devices, their advantages in terms of portability and comfort have made them increasingly important in the medical field. This review takes a unique clinical physician's standpoint, diverging from conventional sensor-type-based classifications, and provides a comprehensive overview of the diverse clinical applications of wearable sensors in recent years. In this review, we categorize these applications according to different diseases, encompassing skin diseases and injuries, cardiovascular diseases, abnormal human motion, as well as endocrine and metabolic disorders. Additionally, we discuss the challenges and perspectives hindering the development of sensors for clinical use, emphasizing the critical need for interdisciplinary collaboration between medical and engineering professionals. Overall, this review would serve as an important reference for the future direction of sensor devices in clinical use.

Keywords: Biodevices; Health technology; Medical biotechnology; Medical device; Sensor.

Publication types

Review