What are the impacts of Bioimpedance Sensors in the Healthcare Sector?
What are the impacts of Bioimpedance Sensors in the Healthcare Sector?
Bioimpedance devices are low-cost, portable, non-invasive, and user-friendly and are used for the diagnosis of skin-related diseases, the detection of cancerous tissues, the detection of edema, impedance cardiography, brain and pulmonary function monitoring, and pneumography. Bioimpedance sensor technology is evolving as the basis of noninvasive and novel medical diagnostic devices.
Bioimpedance techniques are also the basis of different laboratory instruments for cell mechanical properties and cell culture monitoring research based on motility, viability, population, and others. The growing prevalence of chronic conditions like diabetes and rising awareness among patients about health are the prime factors that drive the growth of the market.
Also, the major factors accountable for the growth of the Korean Bioimpedance Sensor Market are the surging incidence of chronic diseases across the country and growing advancements in healthcare instrumentation and life science. The robust growth of the geriatric population with diseases that need immediate treatments and the rising prevalence of chronic disease stimulate the demand for bioimpedance sensors. The high bioimpedance sensor adoption in wearable devices creates a significant growth possibility for the bioimpedance sensor market. In addition to this, according to the research report of Astute Analytica, the Korean bioimpedance sensor market is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4% during the forecast period from 2022 to 2027.
1. Bioimpedance sensors for respiration monitoring function based on the principle of measuring shifts in electrical impedance provoked by respiratory motions. These changes in impedance are caused by variations in the conductivity and volume of the underlying tissues and organs. Thus, respiratory patterns can be continuously tracked by measuring these impedance variations.
2. Bioimpedance sensors play a vital role in breathing monitoring, showing a continuous and non-invasive approach that can track respiratory patterns and gather valuable health information.
3. Also, the development of a wearable monitoring system known as Wealthy allowed constant remote monitoring of impedance pneumography and electrocardiogram signals and was capable of distinguishing between various breathing patterns operating piezoresistive fabric sensors.
4. A wearable scheme including an electrical impedance tomography (EIT) belt has been created with a novel active electrode architecture, wide operating bandwidth, and high image frame rate, improving neonatal thorax monitoring for vital signs. The integration of ambient noise sensing, ECG, impedance pneumography, MEMS stethoscope, and nine-axial actigraphy into a wearable multimodal stethoscope patch supported high-quality signal acquisition and long-term auscultation.
5. Also, a high frame rate wearable EIT system using active electrode ASICs was designed to gain precise measurement of EIT signals for heart rate and lung respiration monitoring. As well as, a reconfigurable and energy-efficient sensor IC was implemented to enhance ECG recording and bioimpedance spectroscopy in wearable health devices by improving the precision of signal measurements.
Bioimpedance measurements are sensitive to contact quality, and electrode placement and need careful attention to assure reliable and consistent measurements. Calibration algorithms and techniques are essential to accurately analyze impedance shifts linked to respiration and differentiate them from other physiological signals.