Monitoring Symptoms of Infectious Diseases: Perspectives for Printed Wearable Sensors

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MahmoudAbu Abeeleh¹  Ahmed Albagdady²  Ala’aldeen Al-Halhouli²  Ja’far Alawadi² 

[1] Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan;NanoLab/Mechatronics Engineering Department, School of Applied Technical Sciences, German Jordanian University (GJU), Amman 11180, Jordan;

关键词: wearable sensors;    infectious diseases;    inkjet printing;    screen printing;    respiratory rate;    heart rate;   

DOI  :  10.3390/mi12060620

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Infectious diseases possess a serious threat to the world’s population, economies, and healthcare systems. In this review, we cover the infectious diseases that are most likely to cause a pandemic according to the WHO (World Health Organization). The list includes COVID-19, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), Ebola Virus Disease (EBOV), Marburg Virus Disease (MARV), Lassa Hemorrhagic Fever (LHF), Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Nipah Virus diseases (NiV), and Rift Valley fever (RVF). This review also investigates research trends in infectious diseases by analyzing published research history on each disease from 2000–2020 in PubMed. A comprehensive review of sensor printing methods including flexographic printing, gravure printing, inkjet printing, and screen printing is conducted to provide guidelines for the best method depending on the printing scale, resolution, design modification ability, and other requirements. Printed sensors for respiratory rate, heart rate, oxygen saturation, body temperature, and blood pressure are reviewed for the possibility of being used for disease symptom monitoring. Printed wearable sensors are of great potential for continuous monitoring of vital signs in patients and the quarantined as tools for epidemiological screening.

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