TY - GEN
T1 - Development of a piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride polymer-based sensor patch for simultaneous heartbeat and respiration monitoring
AU - Chiu, Yi Yuan
AU - Lin, Wan Ying
AU - Wang, Hsin Yao
AU - Huang, Song Bin
AU - Wu, Min Hsien
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - This study reports a piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymer-based sensor patch for simultaneous heartbeat and respiration detections. The principle is based on the piezoelectric sensing mechanism to detect the pulsatile vibrations, and periodical deformations on the chest wall of human body during heartbeats and respirations, respectively. In this study, the sensor patch with a structurally curved PVDF film was designed, and fabricated. The role of the curved structure designed to enhance detection signals, and the capability of the sensor to faithfully detect the heartbeats and respirations were experimentally evaluated. Results revealed that the sensor was proved to be able to generate the heartbeat and respiration signals which were in concordance with those based on a commercial electrocardiogram (ECG), and respiratory effort transducer, respectively. As a whole, this study has developed a PVDF-based sensor patch which was capable of monitoring the heartbeats and respirations with high fidelity. Other distinctive features include its small size, light weight, ease of use, low cost, and portability. All these make it a promising sensing device to monitor heartbeats and respirations either in medical centers, or home care units.
AB - This study reports a piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) polymer-based sensor patch for simultaneous heartbeat and respiration detections. The principle is based on the piezoelectric sensing mechanism to detect the pulsatile vibrations, and periodical deformations on the chest wall of human body during heartbeats and respirations, respectively. In this study, the sensor patch with a structurally curved PVDF film was designed, and fabricated. The role of the curved structure designed to enhance detection signals, and the capability of the sensor to faithfully detect the heartbeats and respirations were experimentally evaluated. Results revealed that the sensor was proved to be able to generate the heartbeat and respiration signals which were in concordance with those based on a commercial electrocardiogram (ECG), and respiratory effort transducer, respectively. As a whole, this study has developed a PVDF-based sensor patch which was capable of monitoring the heartbeats and respirations with high fidelity. Other distinctive features include its small size, light weight, ease of use, low cost, and portability. All these make it a promising sensing device to monitor heartbeats and respirations either in medical centers, or home care units.
KW - Heartbeats
KW - Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)
KW - Respirations
KW - Sensors
KW - Vital signs
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84883093306&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/NEMS.2013.6559679
DO - 10.1109/NEMS.2013.6559679
M3 - 会议稿件
AN - SCOPUS:84883093306
SN - 9781467363525
T3 - 8th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, IEEE NEMS 2013
SP - 45
EP - 48
BT - 8th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, IEEE NEMS 2013
T2 - 8th Annual IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems, IEEE NEMS 2013
Y2 - 7 April 2013 through 10 April 2013
ER -