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group of researchers from the Pennsylvania State University recently developed highly stretchable and flexible microstrip antennas for their future use in sensing devices. In addition to the work published by this group of researchers, an extensive amount of work has been done on advancing the sensing capabilities of stretchable sensors for a wide range of non-invasive health monitoring devices.
An Introduction
The rising costs of healthcare have supported the development of miniature medical devices that can be used by patients remotely while simultaneously abiding by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) requirements for medical devices. These requirements dictate that medical devices should be affordable, sensitive, user-friendly, specific to each health condition, robust, rabid, deliverable, and equipment-free.