Medical Wearable Devices and Printing Technology

Abstract

The recent years have seen an increased interest in wearable devices as next-generation information terminal devices, healthcare monitoring devices, and medical devices that are thin, light, adaptable to various shapes, and do not break when dropped. In fact, numerous reports on wearable medical devices have been published. However, there are still many issues that need to be addressed to allow for the commercial production of such devices. We believe that printed electronics technologies could facilitate the effective production and global distribution of wearable medical devices. However, conventional silicon devices are also necessary when producing highly usable wearable medical devices. Accordingly, a hybrid of printed and conventional silicon technology should be developed.