Skin-Like Microfiber Grating Gauges Cardiovascular Wellness
NANJING, China, Aug. 31, 2023 — According to the World Health Organization, 17.9 million people die annually due to cardiovascular diseases. Soft wearable devices are well suited for monitoring physiological signals from electrocardiogram, phonocardiogram, and pulse wave. Advantages of these types of devices include real-time operation capability, skin-like mechanical properties, and high signal-to-noise sensing capability. However, monolithic hemodynamic parameters achieved by current wearable devices cannot adequately