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Bilkent University National Nanotechnology Research Center (UNAM) has developed a wearable technology that allows early diagnosis by simultaneously measuring health values such as heart rate, cardiovascular aging, and vascular elasticity using fiber sensor technology.
Dr. is one of the principal researchers at UNAM, which has Turkey’s only optical fiber and sensor fiber preform production infrastructure and optical fiber shooting tower. Mustafa Ordu made statements about the project they are carrying out on wearable health technologies.
Flexible fibers that can generate electricity
Research conducted at UNAM shows that piezoelectric and triboelectric fibers have the capacity to be produced up to kilometers long at a time. Dr. Ordu emphasized that these fibers are produced in accordance with the needs of different industries, from the defense industry to the healthcare sector.
In their laboratories “flexible fibers that can generate electricity” Stating that they are working on the project, Dr. The army said the smart sensors were developed using fibers and two-dimensional materials.
Stating that they had previously developed shoes with fiber sensors, Dr. Ordu stated that they have now taken these studies even further and established a company with the support of TÜBİTAK for domestic and national products focused on wearable fiber sensor technology.
Ordu stated that they have introduced a new wearable health technology in their new work and gave the following information:
This technology is a little more advanced than the other one. In our previous technology, we created a system using a braided fiber, but with our new technology, we can make measurements through a single fiber. We have developed a technology that can simultaneously measure health values such as heartbeat, systolic-diastolic values in blood, cardiovascular aging, vascular elasticity and breathing with a single fiber.
It produces its own electricity
Ordu stated that the weight of the wearable technology is less than one gram because it consists of a single fiber.
An important feature of the technology is that it does not require additional power. Thanks to a single fiber placed on the pulse, the system can produce its own electricity with wrist or pressure movements. This signal can be transmitted to a computer or phone via wired or wireless systems and regular health data can be monitored.
he said.
Ordu stated that the system can measure externally without entering the vein. “It can even detect through clothing. For example, when used as a wristband, it does not need to come into direct contact with the skin.” said.
Ordu emphasized that the use of technology in hospitals is targeted,
This technology has the potential to make a significant contribution to the healthcare sector by offering the advantage of uninterrupted measurement without entering the vein, especially in intensive care units and advanced surgical operations.
he said.
They will conduct tests with Hacettepe University
Ordu stated that various measurements such as pulse rate of smart watch-like health technologies are made with optical systems and require additional power.
It is an innovation that our technology does not require additional power. This saves us a lot of money. In the future, the fibers we use here will be able to charge themselves with the energy provided by wrist movements. We are at the same point with the studies carried out in this field in the world, we are not late.
said.
Dr. Mustafa Ordu added that they are preparing to carry out joint studies with Hacettepe University in this field and will test the system.
