The diffusion of wearable sensors enables the monitoring of heart physiology in real-life contexts. Wearable technology is characterized by important advantages but also by technical limitations that affect the quality of the collected signals in terms of movement artifacts and presence of noise. Therefore specific signal processing algorithms are required to cope with the lower quality and dif...

Body area networks (BANs) are configured with a great number of ultra-low power consumption wearable devices, which constantly monitor physiological signals of the human body and thus realize intelligent monitoring. However, the collection and transfer of human body signals consume energy, and considering the comfort demand of wearable devices, both the size and the capacity of a wearable devic...

Background The self-monitoring of caloric intake is becoming necessary as the number of pathologies related to eating increases. New wearable devices may help people to automatically record energy assumed in their meals. Objective The present review collects the released articles about wearable devices or method for automatic caloric assessments. Method A literature research has been perfor...

Modern healthcare is transforming from hospital-centric to individual-centric systems. Emerging implantable and wearable medical (IWM) devices are integral parts of enabling affordable accessible healthcare. Early disease diagnosis preventive measures possible by continuously monitoring clinically significant physiological parameters. However, most IWM battery-operated, requiring replacement, w...

Abstract One-dimensional substrates such as textile fibers and threads offer an excellent opportunity to realize sensors, actuators, energy harvesters/storage, microfluidics, advanced therapies. A new generation of wearable devices made from smart ultimate flexibility seamless integration with the human body garments that adorn them. This article reviews state art in thread-based for monitoring...