This technology is happening and willbe second nature to many of us in the near future – if the Food andDrug Administration does not get in the way. I will admit when Ifirst read the short article, I had to laugh at the way it looks on aperson, but manufacturers may change this as they perfect the fit andwork on the design.
I can envision many other types ofoutfits that could be designed for recording information from thehuman body and some of them could be fashioned for undergarments. Until TSA is mandated or given an order to take a doctor's writtennotice, I can imagine their strip searching patients wearing anythinglike this when traveling.
Neurorehabilitation researchers fromItaly have developed a low cost, wearable system, consisting ofstrain sensors made of conductive elastomers printed onto fabric.(Credit: Paolo Tormene)
A low voltage battery powers thesensors. This enables sending data to a computer via a Bluetoothdevice. The device was tested in a healthy person and used tocollect a comprehensive set of over 600 movements, at varying speedsand number of repetitions, over a range of movements. In the study,a wireless inertial sensor (MEMS) using triaxial accelerometers andmagnetometers confirmed the accuracy of the results and wereaccurately able to measure movement.
It is understandable that the system isnot designed for high precision, but for ease of use, to beinexpensive, and an aid in the development of portable, remotemonitoring of rehabilitation. Now it will be very interesting to seewhat is developed next for monitoring other health problems and ifthis is usable for monitoring some chronic diseases.
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