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Wireless mechano-acoustic sensing of vital signs

A wireless device designed to be conformally placed on the suprasternal notch can continuously provide real-time information of essential vital signs as well as talking time, swallow counts and sleep patterns.
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Mechano-acoustic sensing of physiological processes and body motions via a soft wireless device placed at the suprasternal notch - Nature Biomedical Engineering

A wireless device designed to be conformally placed on the suprasternal notch can continuously provide real-time information of essential vital signs as well as talking time, swallow counts and sleep patterns.

Image: K. Lee, H. Arafa and J. Rogers, Northwestern University. Cover design: Allen Beattie.

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Pep Pàmies
over 5 years ago

The cover illustrates a wireless device, designed to be conformally placed on the suprasternal notch, that provides continuous information of essential vital signs as well as talking time, swallow counts and sleep patterns.

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