Seamlessly Integrable Optoelectronics for Clinical Grade Wearables

Abstract

Health and fitness wearables present viable solutions for public wellbeing by providing remote personal control and clinical intervention through telemedicine networks. Due to their noninvasive and continuous vital sign monitoring, optoelectronic wearables are incorporated in number of studies to identify the onset and progression of the Coronavirus pandemic, and institutions deployed patient surveillance networks based on them. Today's optoelectronic wearables rely on rigid light emitting and sensing technologies that are vulnerable to motion artifacts due to discontinuous skin contact. However, wearable-based digital health systems require the extraction of clinical grade data for the actionable outcomes. Therefore, optoelectronic technologies that provide clinical grade data through seamless skin integration are in high demand. The seamlessly integrable optoelectronic technologies for wearable based digital health solutions are discussed here. The review of highlighted wearable optoelectronic materials and technologies provides a benchmark, therefore helps to define pathways through the realization of clinical grade wearables rising as strong contenders for the public health strategies.