Skip to main content

Transforming Healthcare Technologies with Wearable, Implantable, and Ingestible Biosensors and Digital Health

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Miniaturized Biosensing Devices

Abstract

Remote monitoring and ubiquitous digital health systems are becoming pervasive among patients and healthcare practitioners. With the explosion of the amount of digital data from such systems, and the ability to analyze and glean insights at large scales, there is substantial demand for innovative sensor technology that would be unobtrusive, highly precise, and easy to use. Digital health systems can provide vital information to healthcare professionals when critical clinical events occur. Accurate and high signal-to-noise ratio measurements are indispensable in this regard. As a secondary yet essential attribute, ease of use is necessary for such systems, especially for unskilled or elderly patients. Ultimately, whether critical or chronic monitoring, the intended clinical application will drive the requirement for different sensor technologies and biosensors’ embodiments in medical devices. Wearable, implantable, or ingestible biosensors accordingly serve applications requiring different combinations of a trade-off between accurate and timely monitoring and long-term ease of use. This chapter describes the diseases that have the most critical need for innovation in biosensor systems, the essential components required for such systems, and how they are integrated into healthcare service delivery. It will further describe the types of considerations needed as we transition from designing wearable to ingestible and finally implantable biosensors in the order of their potential risk of harm to the patient. Finally, it explains the intricacies of an end-to-end solution that includes devices, data integration, and analytical capabilities needed to transform healthcare technology.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 149.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book
USD 199.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Mouli Ramasamy .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2022 The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Kumar, P.S., Ramasamy, M., Varadan, V.K. (2022). Transforming Healthcare Technologies with Wearable, Implantable, and Ingestible Biosensors and Digital Health. In: Chandra, P., Mahato, K. (eds) Miniaturized Biosensing Devices. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9897-2_8

Download citation

Publish with us

Policies and ethics