Design of an Integrated Wearable Multi-Sensor Platform Based on Flexible Materials for Neonatal Monitoring
For infants admitted at neonatal intensive care unit, the continuous monitoring of health parameters is critical for their optimal treatment and outcomes. So it's crucial to provide proper treatment, accurate and comfortable monitoring conditions for newborn infants. In this paper, we propose w...
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doaj-0ee56307fafc4378a146cdcc5b5c07742021-04-05T17:03:41ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362020-01-018237322374710.1109/ACCESS.2020.29704698976137Design of an Integrated Wearable Multi-Sensor Platform Based on Flexible Materials for Neonatal MonitoringHongyu Chen0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4317-7554Shenjie Bao1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4724-0250Chunmei Lu2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3367-7312Laishuan Wang3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4126-0701Jianhua Ma4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4519-821XPeng Wang5https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4436-3922Hongbin Lu6https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7325-3795Feng Shu7https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1581-4405Sidarto Bambang Oetomo8https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1199-7390Wei Chen9https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3720-718XDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Center for Intelligent Medical Electronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Center for Intelligent Medical Electronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaChildren’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaChildren’s Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Macromolecular Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composites, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Macromolecular Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composites, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Macromolecular Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Polymers and Polymer Composites, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaAcademy of Engineering and Technology, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of UPMCM, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Industrial Design, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The NetherlandsDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Center for Intelligent Medical Electronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, ChinaFor infants admitted at neonatal intensive care unit, the continuous monitoring of health parameters is critical for their optimal treatment and outcomes. So it's crucial to provide proper treatment, accurate and comfortable monitoring conditions for newborn infants. In this paper, we propose wearable sensor systems integrated with flexible material based non-invasive sensors for neonatal monitoring. The system aims at providing reliable vital signs monitoring as well as comfortable clinical environments for neonatal care. The system consists of a smart vest and a cloud platform. In the smart vest, a novel stretching sensor based on Polydimethylsiloxane-Graphene (PDMS-Graphene) compound is created to detect newborns' respiration signal; textile-based dry electrodes are developed to measure Electrocardiograph (ECG) signals; inertial measurement units (IMUs) are embedded to obtain movement information including accelerated speed and angular velocity of newborn wrists. Experiments were conducted to systematically test the sensing related characteristics of the aforementioned flexible materials and the performance of the proposed multi-sensor platform. The results show that the proposed system can achieve high quality signals. The wearable sensor platform is promising for continuous long term monitoring of neonates. The multi-modal physiological and behavioral signals measured by the platform can be further processed for clinical decision support on the neonatal health status.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8976137/Neonatal monitoringwearable sensorflexible materialselectrocardiograph (ECG)respiration |
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Hongyu Chen Shenjie Bao Chunmei Lu Laishuan Wang Jianhua Ma Peng Wang Hongbin Lu Feng Shu Sidarto Bambang Oetomo Wei Chen Design of an Integrated Wearable Multi-Sensor Platform Based on Flexible Materials for Neonatal Monitoring IEEE Access Neonatal monitoring wearable sensor flexible materials electrocardiograph (ECG) respiration |
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Hongyu Chen Shenjie Bao Chunmei Lu Laishuan Wang Jianhua Ma Peng Wang Hongbin Lu Feng Shu Sidarto Bambang Oetomo Wei Chen |
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Design of an Integrated Wearable Multi-Sensor Platform Based on Flexible Materials for Neonatal Monitoring |
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Design of an Integrated Wearable Multi-Sensor Platform Based on Flexible Materials for Neonatal Monitoring |
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Design of an Integrated Wearable Multi-Sensor Platform Based on Flexible Materials for Neonatal Monitoring |
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For infants admitted at neonatal intensive care unit, the continuous monitoring of health parameters is critical for their optimal treatment and outcomes. So it's crucial to provide proper treatment, accurate and comfortable monitoring conditions for newborn infants. In this paper, we propose wearable sensor systems integrated with flexible material based non-invasive sensors for neonatal monitoring. The system aims at providing reliable vital signs monitoring as well as comfortable clinical environments for neonatal care. The system consists of a smart vest and a cloud platform. In the smart vest, a novel stretching sensor based on Polydimethylsiloxane-Graphene (PDMS-Graphene) compound is created to detect newborns' respiration signal; textile-based dry electrodes are developed to measure Electrocardiograph (ECG) signals; inertial measurement units (IMUs) are embedded to obtain movement information including accelerated speed and angular velocity of newborn wrists. Experiments were conducted to systematically test the sensing related characteristics of the aforementioned flexible materials and the performance of the proposed multi-sensor platform. The results show that the proposed system can achieve high quality signals. The wearable sensor platform is promising for continuous long term monitoring of neonates. The multi-modal physiological and behavioral signals measured by the platform can be further processed for clinical decision support on the neonatal health status. |
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Neonatal monitoring wearable sensor flexible materials electrocardiograph (ECG) respiration |
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