E-bra with nanosensors, smart electronics and smart phone communication network for heart rate monitoring

Vijay K. Varadan; Prashanth S. Kumar; Sechang Oh; Gyanesh N. Mathur; Pratyush Rai; Lauren Kegley

doi:10.1117/12.885649

13 April 2011 E-bra with nanosensors, smart electronics and smart phone communication network for heart rate monitoring

Vijay K. Varadan, Prashanth S. Kumar, Sechang Oh, Gyanesh N. Mathur, Pratyush Rai, Lauren Kegley

Proceedings Volume 7980, Nanosensors, Biosensors, and Info-Tech Sensors and Systems 2011; 79800S (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885649
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Heart related ailments have been a major cause for deaths in both men and women in United States. Since 1985, more women than men have died due to cardiac or cardiovascular ailments for reasons that are not well understood as yet. Lack of a deterministic understanding of this phenomenon makes continuous real time monitoring of cardiovascular health the best approach for both early detection of pathophysiological changes and events indicative of chronic cardiovascular diseases in women. This approach requires sensor systems to be seamlessly mounted on day to day clothing for women. With this application in focus, this paper describes a e-bra platform for sensors towards heart rate monitoring. The sensors, nanomaterial or textile based dry electrodes, capture the heart activity signals in form Electrocardiograph (ECG) and relay it to a compact textile mountable amplifier-wireless transmitter module for relay to a smart phone. The ECG signal, acquired on the smart phone, can be transmitted to the cyber space for post processing. As an example, the paper discusses the heart rate estimation and heart rate variability. The data flow from sensor to smart phone to server (cyber infrastructure) has been discussed. The cyber infrastructure based signal post processing offers an opportunity for automated emergency response that can be initiated from the server or the smartphone itself. Detailed protocols for both the scenarios have been presented and their relevance to the present emergency healthcare response system has been discussed.

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Vijay K. Varadan, Prashanth S. Kumar, Sechang Oh, Gyanesh N. Mathur, Pratyush Rai, and Lauren Kegley "E-bra with nanosensors, smart electronics and smart phone communication network for heart rate monitoring", Proc. SPIE 7980, Nanosensors, Biosensors, and Info-Tech Sensors and Systems 2011, 79800S (13 April 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885649

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