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

Volume

51

Issue

17

fYear

2015

Firstpage

1312

Lastpage

1314

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;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics Letters

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0013-5194

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/el.2015.1497

Filename

7199750