Table 3.
Applications of flexible force sensors in personal health monitoring.
| In vitro/in vivo | Position of human body | Measured parameter | Possible applications in human health monitoring |
|---|---|---|---|
| In vitro | Hand | motion | Monitoring hand recovery |
| Wrist | Pulse | Diagnose cardiovascular disease | |
| Upper arm | blood pressure | Hypertensive treatment | |
| Knee and elbow | Strain distribution | Postoperative rehabilitation; detection of posture and movement | |
| Foot | Pressure distribution | Gait detection and sport training | |
| Throat | Sound vibration | Voice recognition; diagnosing damaged vocal cords | |
| Face | Muscle movement | Facial expression recognition; diagnosis of facial paralysis | |
| in vivo | Cardiovascular | ECG | Prevent and treat cardiovascular diseases |
| Heart | Heart rhythm | Cardiac pacing and correction of sinus arrhythmia | |
| Bone | pressure | Treat osteoporosis and fractures; promote cell proliferation and differentiation; nerve tissue repair |