New wearable technologies for health and wellbeing

Smart watches and activity trackers that continuously monitor our health are now commonplace. Researchers at Imperial College London combine molecular understanding of biomarkers with engineering perspectives on electronic technologies to develop sensors and devices for clinical or point-of-care diagnostics.

Infographic of ECG monitoring via smartwatch

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The future of wearable technologies: potential impact, ethics concerns and regulation needs

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How are mass consumer devices becoming more like sophisticated medical devices? And how is this ethical?

Tattooist Emma Wilkinson demonstrates smart tattoos at Imperial Lates event

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Ali Yetisen

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Ali Yetisen Senior Lecturer Chemical Engineering
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Research interests
- biochemical sensors
- biophotonic devices
- clinical or point-of-care diagnostics
- wearable devices (minimally-invasive sensors, implantable chips, smart tattoos)
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