Flexible Weaving Constructed Self‐Powered Pressure Sensor Enabling Continuous Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease and Measurement of Cuffless Blood Pressure

• Published in: Advanced functional materials 2019-02, Vol.29 (5), p.n/a
• Main Authors: Meng, Keyu, Chen, Jun, Li, Xiaoshi, Wu, Yufen, Fan, Wenjing, Zhou, Zhihao, He, Qiang, Wang, Xue, Fan, Xing, Zhang, Yuxin, Yang, Jin, Wang, Zhong Lin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Blood pressure; Cardiovascular system; cuffless blood pressure measurement; Diagnosis; Hypertension; Materials science; Performance degradation; Power consumption; Pressure sensors; Response time; Sensors; triboelectricity; wearable electronics; Weaving; Wrist
• ISSN: 1616-301X; 1616-3028
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201806388

Pulse wave carries comprehensive information regarding the human cardiovascular system (CS), which is essential for directly capturing CS parameters. More importantly, cuffless blood pressure (BP) is one of the most critical markers in CS. Accurately measuring BP via the pulse wave for continuous and noninvasive diagnosis of a disease associated with hypertension remains a challenge and highly desirable. Here, a flexible weaving constructed self‐powered pressure sensor (WCSPS) is reported for measurement of the pulse wave and BP in a noninvasive manner. The WCSPS holds an ultrasensitivity of 45.7 mV Pa−1 with an ultrafast response time of less than 5 ms, and no performance degradation is observed after up to 40 000 motion cycles. Furthermore, a low power consumption sensor system is developed for precisely monitoring pulse wave from the fingertip, wrist, ear, and ankles. A practical measurement is performed with 100 people with ages spanning from 24 to 82 years and different health statuses. The discrepancy between the measured BP results using the WCSPS and that provided by the commercial cuff‐based device is about 0.87–3.65%. This work demonstrates an efficient and cost‐effective way for human health monitoring, which would be a competitive alternative to current complex cardiovascular monitoring systems. A flexible and wearable weaving constructed self‐powered pressure sensor is demonstrated for human health monitoring, which can measure and record the human pulse wave and cuffless blood pressure in a noninvasive manner. Based on the acquired pulse wave data, a user‐friendly and low power consumption sensor system is developed for continuous human health assessment with no restrictions on time and place.