Wearable Sensors for Human Health Monitoring in Clinical and Ecologic Scenarios

Dear Colleagues,

Wearable devices utilize a variety of physical, chemical, and biological sensors to mine physiological (electrophysiological, biophysical and/or biochemical) information in a non-invasive or minimally invasive manner, providing alternative avenues for clinical diagnosis.

Modern wearable devices can perform high-quality measurements comparable to regulated medical instruments. The first generation of wearable devices, in the form of watches, shoes or headphones, focused primarily on biophysical monitoring by tracking an individual's physical activity, heart rate or body temperature. With the widespread adoption and success of these first-generation wearable devices, the focus has slowly shifted toward non- or minimally invasive biochemical and multimodal monitoring as the next step in truly personalized healthcare. These second-generation wearables come in the form of skin patches, tattoos, braces, contact lenses and textiles, as well as more invasive microneedle and injection devices. Wearable electrophysiological, biochemical and biophysical sensors have been proposed for the early diagnosis and treatment of diseases, for rehabilitation as well as for other health and wellness applications. As the field of wearable electronics continues to develop, the number of related articles published on wearable sensors and systems is also increasing. We look forward to the day when wearable electronics can move from the laboratory to everyday society, with both healthcare and wellbeing applications. In order for this to be achieved, these devices also need the ability to cope with other related challenges, such as specificity, resilience against artifacts and privacy.

We hope that this Special Issue, “Wearable Sensors for Human Health Monitoring in Clinical and Ecologic Scenarios”, will provide readers with valuable insights into the state of the art in this rapidly evolving field through original research works and reviews, and introduce some of the latest technologies developed.

Dr. Luca Ascari
Dr. Marianna Capecci
Dr. Virgilio Mattoli
Guest Editors

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• wearable electrophysiological sensors
• wearable biochemical sensors
• wearable biophysical sensors
• human health monitoring
• home-based monitoring
• ecologic conditions and real-life scenarios
• clinical applications