This technology is happening and will
be second nature to many of us in the near future – if the Food and
Drug Administration does not get in the way. I will admit when I
first read the short article, I had to laugh at the way it looks on a
person, but manufacturers may change this as they perfect the fit and
work on the design.
I can envision many other types of
outfits that could be designed for recording information from the
human body and some of them could be fashioned for undergarments.
Until TSA is mandated or given an order to take a doctor's written
notice, I can imagine their strip searching patients wearing anything
like this when traveling.
Neurorehabilitation researchers from
Italy have developed a low cost, wearable system, consisting of
strain sensors made of conductive elastomers printed onto fabric.
(Credit: Paolo Tormene)
A low voltage battery powers the
sensors. This enables sending data to a computer via a Bluetooth
device. The device was tested in a healthy person and used to
collect a comprehensive set of over 600 movements, at varying speeds
and number of repetitions, over a range of movements. In the study,
a wireless inertial sensor (MEMS) using triaxial accelerometers and
magnetometers confirmed the accuracy of the results and were
accurately able to measure movement.
It is understandable that the system is
not designed for high precision, but for ease of use, to be
inexpensive, and an aid in the development of portable, remote
monitoring of rehabilitation. Now it will be very interesting to see
what is developed next for monitoring other health problems and if
this is usable for monitoring some chronic diseases.
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