Title :
Application of flexible flat panel display technology to wearable biomedical devices
Author :
Smith, J. ; Bawolek, E. ; Lee, Y.K. ; O´Brien, B. ; Marrs, M. ; Howard, E. ; Strnad, M. ; Blain Christen, J. ; Goryll, M.
Author_Institution :
Flexible Electron. & Display Center, Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
How the application of commercial (thin film) flat panel display technology, used in the production of flexible displays and flexible digital X-ray detectors, can also be applied to reduce the manufacturing cost of wearable biomedical devices, as well as potentially improve their diagnostic functionality, is explored. As a technology platform to evaluate the presented new concept, a prototype photoplethysmograph biosensor using a flexible organic light-emitting diode display and pin photodiode (thin film) sensor technology for optical heart rate monitoring is developed.
Keywords :
X-ray detection; biomedical equipment; biosensors; cardiology; flat panel displays; flexible displays; organic light emitting diodes; p-i-n photodiodes; patient monitoring; photoplethysmography; thin film sensors; OLED display; PiN photodiode sensor; diagnostic functionality; flat panel display technology; flexible digital X-ray detectors; optical heart rate monitoring; organic light-emitting diode display; photoplethysmograph biosensor; thin film sensor; wearable biomedical devices;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2015.1497
