Ambient Sensing Technologies for Health Care and Nursing Care in Flexible Electronics

Abstract

The demand of sensor devices will increase to create the ambient sensing society. Printed electronics, flexible electronics and stretchable electronics are expected to realize that society. In our works, a printed, large sensing device for bed sensor and a stretchable, durable sensing device for shoes insole sensor were developed as applications of these technologies, with a focus on fields of health care and nursing care. In this paper, we introduce these developed devices and their technological and social background.