Among all the vital signs, respiratory rate remains the least measured in several scenarios,
mainly due to the intrusiveness of the sensors usually adopted. For this reason, all …

Musculoskeletal disorders are the most common form of occupational ill-health. Neck pain is
one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorders experienced by computer workers …

One of the key elements in tissue engineering is to design and fabricate scaffolds with tissue-
like properties. Among various scaffold fabrication methods, textile technology has shown its …

This review introduces the reader to the available technologies in the field of telemonitoring,
with focus on respiratory patients. In the materials and methods section, a general structure …

A fabric hydrogel composite hernia mesh with biomechanical and mesh–tissue interface
dual compliance is designed for scarless abdominal wall reconstruction. The mesh is …

Abstract Polymer or Plastic Optical Fiber sensors (POFs) and Fiber Bragg Grating sensors
(FBGs) have gained increasing popularity in biomedical engineering (BME) applications …

The ageing population has grown quickly in the last half century with increased longevity
and declining birth rate. This presents challenges to health services and the wider society …

In recent years, fiber sensing technology has become more and more important in many
fields of applied science. The versatility of the fiber sensors to obtain reliable and precise …

Wearable systems are gaining large interest in applications related to the monitoring of
physiological parameters. Piezoresistive strain sensors are a valid option to develop …

Workers experiencing high levels of stress may suffer from poor motivation, low level of
attention, and physical disorders which, in turn, may lead to work injuries. Respiratory …