Special Issue "Body Sensors Networks for E-Health Applications"

David Naranjo-Hernández; Javier Reina-Tosina; Laura M Roa

doi:10.3390/s20143944

Special Issue "Body Sensors Networks for E-Health Applications"

Sensors (Basel). 2020 Jul 16;20(14):3944. doi: 10.3390/s20143944.

Authors

David Naranjo-Hernández¹, Javier Reina-Tosina¹, Laura M Roa¹

Affiliation

¹ Biomedical Engineering Group, Department of Signal Theory and Communications, University of Seville, 41092 Seville, Spain.

Abstract

Body Sensor Networks (BSN) have emerged as a particularization of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) in the context of body monitoring environments, closely linked to healthcare applications. These networks are made up of smart biomedical sensors that allow the monitoring of physiological parameters and serve as the basis for e-Health applications. This Special Issue collects some of the latest developments in the field of BSN related to new developments in biomedical sensor technologies, the design and experimental characterization of on-body/in-body antennas and new communication protocols for BSN, including some review studies.

Keywords: 2.4 GHz; BSN; UWB; WNSN; bioimpedance spectroscopy; e-Health; fall detection; objective pain assessment; on-body antenna; pressure sensors.

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Biomedical Technology
Computer Communication Networks
Humans
Monitoring, Physiologic / instrumentation*
Telemedicine*
Wearable Electronic Devices*
Wireless Technology*