Healthcare Wearable Sensors Adhesion to Human Fingernails and Toenails

• Published in: Micromachines (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 1; p. 69
• Main Authors: Sakuma, Katsuyuki, Pancoast, Leanna, Yao, Yiping, Knickerbocker, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 29.12.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Adhesion; Adhesive strength; Adhesives; Attachment; Deformation; Health aspects; Health care; healthcare; human fingernails; Irritation; Methods; Monitoring; nail glue; Nails (Anatomy); Parkinson’s disease; Sensors; Solvents; Strain gauges; Telemedicine; toenails; wearable sensors; Wearable technology; nail glue; toenails; wearable sensors; human fingernails; Parkinson’s disease; healthcare

A novel adhesion method of a sensor to a fingernail is described. Wearable sensors can provide health insights to humans for a wide variety of benefits, such as continuous wellness monitoring and disease monitoring throughout a patient's daily life. While there are many locations to place these...