A power module that uses the body to power devices.
Researchers target medical devcies
Jessica Lipsky
4/13/2015 07:00 AM EDT The Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors Technologies (ASSIST) received funding from the National Science Foundation in 2012 for five years of research into health management electronics that use novel power sources.
ASSIST is working with two categories of sensors: non-invasive health sensors for bio-electric, biochemical, and acoustic monitoring; and environmental sensors that measure gasses, particulate matter, and temperature. The goals are to gather more accurate data on how the environment causes changes in physiological signals and to develop a multi-modal harvesters.
Tom Snyder, the lab’s industry liaison, demonstrated an asthma monitor at CES this year, which was both activated and powered by breath. “If we understand exposure to the ozone and monitor EKG and understand motion of the body…an asthma attack could be predicted as much as 24 hours before it happens,” he said, noting that this principle is currently being studied.
Researchers target medical devcies
Jessica Lipsky
4/13/2015 07:00 AM EDT
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OAKLAND, Calif. – Researchers at North Carolina State University are using nanotechnology to create energy harvesting and storage devices for ultra-low power sensors. The federally-funded research aims to create battery-free, body-powered wearable health monitors.
The Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors Technologies (ASSIST) received funding from the National Science Foundation in 2012 for five years of research into health management electronics that use novel power sources.
ASSIST is working with two categories of sensors: non-invasive health sensors for bio-electric, biochemical, and acoustic monitoring; and environmental sensors that measure gasses, particulate matter, and temperature. The goals are to gather more accurate data on how the environment causes changes in physiological signals and to develop a multi-modal harvesters.
Tom Snyder, the lab’s industry liaison, demonstrated an asthma monitor at CES this year, which was both activated and powered by breath. “If we understand exposure to the ozone and monitor EKG and understand motion of the body…an asthma attack could be predicted as much as 24 hours before it happens,” he said, noting that this principle is currently being studied.
