WEARABLE

BIOSENSORS

Presented By:ANISHA

Introduction

Biosensor is an analytical device, which converts a

biological response into electrical signal.

Wearable monitoring devices that allow continuous

monitoring of physiological signals.

They rely on wireless sensors enclosed in items that can

be worn, such as ring or shirt.

The data sets are recorded using these systems and then
processed to detect patients clinical situations.
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Need of wearable
biosensors

Remote monitoring of patients.

Training support for athlete.

Monitoring of individuals who work with

hazardous elements.

Tracking of professional truck drivers

vital
signs to alert them of fatigue.
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Components Of Wearable Biosensor

Three main components of wearable biosensors are:

Biological element: For sensing the presence and concentration

of a substance.

Transducer: The product of interaction of biological component

and sample may be a suitable chemical, charge etc., which can
be converted by transducer into an electrical signal.

Associated Electronic Devices: The electrical signal may be

further amplified and can be read on digital panels

Wearable biosensors
Ring Sensor:
It
allows
one
to
continuously monitor heart
rate and oxygen saturation.
The device is shaped like a
ring.

Ring Sensor

It is a pulse oximetry, i.e.

it monitors the oxygen saturation.
It is based on the concept of photoconductor.
Principles :-

Fig-ring sensor wore on a

finger.

Blood pressure pulse causes vessel wall displacement.

Detection pulsatile blood volume changes by photoelectric method by

photo resistor

Connected as a part of voltage divider circuit and produces a voltage that

varies with the amount of blood in the finger.
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Ring Sensor (cont...)

Components:

LEDs and Photodiodes

Optical sensor unit
PIC microcontroller
RF transmitter
Tiny cell battery
Use of double ring structure.
First stage amplifier
Signal Conditioner
Sample and hold circuit

Fig-Components of ring sensor[1]

Waveforms sampled at 100 Hz transmitted to a PDA or a cellular phone carried

by the patient.
Less distance between LED & PD.

Working Of Ring Sensor

In order to detect blood volume changes due to heart contraction

and expansion by photoelectric method, normally photo resistors
are used.

Light is emitted by LED and transmitted through the artery and

the resistance of photo resistor is determined by the amount of
light reaching it.

Oxygenated blood absorb more light than deoxygenated blood

A noise cancellation filter is used to cancel the noise due to

motion of the finger.

Applications

Wireless supervision of people during hazardous operations.

In an overcrowded emergency department.

Chronic surveillance of abnormal heart failure.

In cardio-vascular disease for monitoring the hyper tension.

Advantages

Disadvantages

Continuous monitoring.

Initial cost is high.

Easy to use.

Limited number of

Reducing
hospitalization fee

physiological parameters
can be monitored.

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