A smart wristband with a wireless connection to smartphones. Credit: Abbas Furniturewalla.

Researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick have developed a smart wristband that uses a biosensor technology to monitor personal health conditions.

The plastic wearable device can count particles and is expected to help in tracking the blood cells. It can be wirelessly connected to a smartphone, allowing the remote transfer of data.

Go deeper with GlobalData

Data Insights

The gold standard of business intelligence.

Find out more

Related Company Profiles

View all

This technology can be leveraged for watches and other wearable devices designed to monitor heart rates and physical activity.

“The device obtains blood samples via pinpricks, and the blood is fed through the channel and associated cells are counted.”

Study lead author Abbas Furniturewalla said: “Current wearables can measure only a handful of physical parameters such as heart rate and exercise activity.

“The ability for a wearable device to monitor the counts of different cells in our bloodstream would take personal health monitoring to the next level.”

The new wristband comprises a flexible circuit board and a biosensor with a channel, or pipe, embedded with gold electrodes.

How well do you really know your competitors?

Access the most comprehensive Company Profiles on the market, powered by GlobalData. Save hours of research. Gain competitive edge.

Company Profile – free sample

Thank you!

Your download email will arrive shortly

Not ready to buy yet? Download a free sample

We are confident about the unique quality of our Company Profiles. However, we want you to make the most beneficial decision for your business, so we offer a free sample that you can download by submitting the below form

By GlobalData
Visit our Privacy Policy for more information about our services, how we may use, process and share your personal data, including information of your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications. Our services are intended for corporate subscribers and you warrant that the email address submitted is your corporate email address.

A circuit is included to process electrical signals, along with a micro-controller to digitise data and a Bluetooth module to wirelessly transmit the data.

The device obtains blood samples via pinpricks, and the blood is fed through the channel and associated cells are counted. Blood cell counts help in disease diagnosis, such as low red blood cell counts indicate internal bleeding.

Rutgers University School of Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering department assistant professor Mehdi Javanmard said: “There’s a whole range of diseases where blood cell counts are very important.

“Abnormally high or low white blood cell counts are indicators of certain cancers like leukaemia, for example.”

The smart wristband is expected to help is conducting quick blood tests in the field, offices and hospitals, avoiding the requirement for lab-based equipment that is considered costly and bulky.