Circuits and Systems for Wearables and Implants in Body Area Sensor Networks
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Wearables".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2024) | Viewed by 238
Special Issue Editors
Interests: energy-efficient and secure analog/RF/mixed-signal circuits and systems for biomedical and IoT applications; time -domain sensing and sensor interfaces; human body communication; brain -channel communication for untethered neural implants; physical- layer security; low-power wireless and wireline techniques
Interests: low-power ASIC design; wireless powering; microelectrode design/microfabrication/characterization; implantable device miniaturization/packaging/assembly
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Wearable and implantable technologies have experienced rapid advancements in the last decade, demonstrating incredible potential to transform the current healthcare sector. It is often envisioned that next-generation wearables and implants will be equipped with interconnected distributed sensors and actuators, enabling closed-loop systems that can automatically perform tasks such as drug delivery and neuromodulation. This is creating increasing interest in the new paradigm of the "Internet of Bodies" (IoB), where a network of connected devices can acquire, process, and communicate personal health information and/or actuate required medication when needed. These devices can be worn (e.g., continuous glucose monitors, wearable biosensors, and smart watches), implanted (e.g., brain–machine interfaces, pacemakers), or even ingested (e.g., ingestible camera pills). This Special Issue aims to explore the latest developments and trends in the next generation of wearables and implants for the IoB, as well as their impact on healthcare, covering diagnostics in addition to assistive and therapeutic aspects.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Miniaturized hardware development/ASIC design.
- Development of a network of wireless wearables and implants.
- Wireless telemetry and/or wireless power transfer.
- Distributed implementation of the IoB.
- Security of distributed devices.
- Wearable and implantable system-level challenges and solutions.
Dr. Baibhab Chatterjee
Dr. Adam Khalifa
Guest Editors
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