A biodegradable pressure sensor array demonstrated sensitivity three orders of magnitude higher than recent reports, enabling pulse wave velocity measurements for cardiovascular monitoring.
An array of highly sensitive pressure sensors entirely made of biodegradable materials is presented, designed as a single-use flexible patch for application in cardiovascular monitoring. The high sensitivity in combination with fast response time is unprecedented when compared to recent reports on biodegradable pressure sensors (sensitivity three orders of magnitude higher), as illustrated by pulse wave velocity measurements, toward hypertension detection. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.
Boutry et al. (2015) studied Cardiovascular monitoring. Biodegradable pressure sensor array vs. Recent reports on biodegradable pressure sensors was evaluated on Sensitivity and response time. A biodegradable pressure sensor array demonstrated sensitivity three orders of magnitude higher than recent reports, enabling pulse wave velocity measurements for cardiovascular monitoring.