Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

Battery-free, wireless soft sensors for continuous multi-site measurements of pressure and temperature from patients at risk for pressure injuries

  • Yong Suk Oh,
  • Jae-Hwan Kim,
  • Zhaoqian Xie,
  • Seokjoo Cho,
  • Hyeonseok Han,
  • Sung Woo Jeon,
  • Minsu Park,
  • Myeong Namkoong,
  • Raudel Avila,
  • Zhen Song,
  • Sung-Uk Lee,
  • Kabseok Ko,
  • Jungyup Lee,
  • Je-Sang Lee,
  • Weon Gi Min,
  • Byeong-Ju Lee,
  • Myungwoo Choi,
  • Ha Uk Chung,
  • Jongwon Kim,
  • Mengdi Han,
  • Jahyun Koo,
  • Yeon Sik Choi,
  • Sung Soo Kwak,
  • Sung Bong Kim,
  • Jeonghyun Kim,
  • Jungil Choi,
  • Chang-Mo Kang,
  • Jong Uk Kim,
  • Kyeongha Kwon,
  • Sang Min Won,
  • Janice Mihyun Baek,
  • Yujin Lee,
  • So Young Kim,
  • Wei Lu,
  • Abraham Vazquez-Guardado,
  • Hyoyoung Jeong,
  • Hanjun Ryu,
  • Geumbee Lee,
  • Kyuyoung Kim,
  • Seunghwan Kim,
  • Min Seong Kim,
  • Jungrak Choi,
  • Dong Yun Choi,
  • Quansan Yang,
  • Hangbo Zhao,
  • Wubin Bai,
  • Hokyung Jang,
  • Yongjoon Yu,
  • Jaeman Lim,
  • Xu Guo,
  • Bong Hoon Kim,
  • Seokwoo Jeon,
  • Charles Davies,
  • Anthony Banks,
  • Hyung Jin Sung,
  • Yonggang Huang,
  • Inkyu Park,
  • John A. Rogers

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25324-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Uninterrupted monitoring of pressure and temperature at skin interfaces can help to minimize the potential for pressure injuries in hospitalized or bedridden patients. Here, the authors introduce a soft, skin-mountable sensor that can continuously provide readings via antennas mounted under bedding, and demonstrate the functionality and robustness of the devices on patients.