Sensors and Functionalities of Non-Invasive Wrist-Wearable Devices: A Review

Overview

Journal Sensors (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biotechnology

Date 2018 May 26

PMID 29799504

Citations 61

Authors

Aida Kamisalic

Iztok Fister Jr

Muhamed Turkanovic

Saso Karakatic

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Abstract

Wearable devices have recently received considerable interest due to their great promise for a plethora of applications. Increased research efforts are oriented towards a non-invasive monitoring of human health as well as activity parameters. A wide range of wearable sensors are being developed for real-time non-invasive monitoring. This paper provides a comprehensive review of sensors used in wrist-wearable devices, methods used for the visualization of parameters measured as well as methods used for intelligent analysis of data obtained from wrist-wearable devices. In line with this, the main features of commercial wrist-wearable devices are presented. As a result of this review, a taxonomy of sensors, functionalities, and methods used in non-invasive wrist-wearable devices was assembled.

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