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State-of-The-Art in wearable technology: Medical area applications,Estado da Arte da Wearable Technology: Aplicações na área médica

Viegas, A. , Abreu, M.M. , Pedrosa, I.
ISLA — Instituto Politécnico de Gestão e Tecnologia
2016
DOI: 10.1109/CISTI.2016.7521565

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Abstract
Actually there are more technological devices in our lives which may vary from glasses, a ring or to a technological shirt. Such development represents an innovation in miniaturizing technological components to such a point where they can be used as accessories we use in everyday life; meaning this, Wearable Technology consists in the incorporation of technological components in clothing accessories or objects we carry. This implies that Wearable Technology is a subarea of Internet of Things since it incorporates physical objects with sensors and software that allows them to exchange data without human intervention. This is the case of the devices that increasingly are being developed for the medical area, especially because of the growing number of patients overloading hospitals and medical centers.

Keywords

#Wearable Devices #medical applications #Internet of Things #sensors #miniaturization #smart clothing #health monitoring #Wearable computer #Clothing #Computer science #Wearable technology #Human–computer interaction #The Internet

Bibliographic Details

Publication Type Conference paper
Publication Year 2016
ISSN 21660735 21660727

ISLA Authors & Affiliations

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Isabel Maria Mendes Pedrosa
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Maria Madalena Eça Guimarães de Abreu
mabreu@iscac.pt ID: 811A-E805-4D69
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