The advances and fast spread of mobile devices and technologies, we witness today, have
extended its advantages over medical and health practice supported by mobile devices …

In an era of unprecedented progress in sensing technology and communication, health
services are now able to closely monitor patients and elderly citizens without jeopardizing …

This paper presents the development of an optical fiber-integrated smart textile used as an
instrumented pants for biomechanical and activity recognition. The optical fiber sensor is …

In an era of unprecedented progress in technology and increase in population age,
continuous and close monitoring of elder citizens and patients is becoming more of a …

New smart technologies and the internet of things increasingly play a key role in healthcare
and wellness, contributing to the development of novel healthcare concepts. These …

Gait analysis is important in the field of healthcare, due to its close relationship to chronic
diseases. With the development of the Internet of Health Things (IoHT), long-term gait …

We propose a novel polymer optical fiber (POF) sensing system based on fiber Bragg
gratings (FBGs) to measure foot plantar pressure. The plantar pressure signals are detected …

This paper presents a new wearable e-textile based system, named SWEET Sock, for
biomedical signals remote monitoring. The system includes a textile sensing sock, an …

This article presents the development and implementation of an-optical fiber integrated
smart environment with heterogeneous opto-electronic approaches. In this case, the so …

The continuous advances in sensing and telecommunications fields have boosted the
development of new technologies towards the improvement of healthcare systems. This …