Project Title
A Novel Wearable Continuous Health Monitoring Sensor Platform for Sweat and Skin-based Biomarkers
Tentative titles of Sub-projects
- CAD design of sensor architectures (MEMSPro, Cadence)
- Circuit simulation using SPICE tools
- Direct printing of carbon and metal electrode structures and interconnects
- Coding for off-the-shelf rasphberry-pi based read-out system
- Flexible PCB layout and hybrid-flexible integration of sensor in wearable form factor
- Machine learning (Phython)-based user interface for data collection, cloud-based data analysis, and reporting outcomes
Desired Technical Skills
- Physical electronics
- Some background in digital electronics and circuit simulation
- Some familiarity to Pi-based system setups
- Some hands-on lab work experience
Detailed Project Description
This interdisciplinary project is intended for a group of students who have sound background in physical electronics, some understanding of sensor systems, data acquisition and analysis, and are ready to design a novel wearable sensor system to detect one or more physical and chemical parameters in sweat. The project activities include sensor device design and fabrication work, sensor calibration and optimization, data analysis, and sensor interface design work.
The team will have a unique opportunity to deliver a real-world sensory system prototype for a novel sweat biomarker based continuous health monitoring application. Model electrolytic and metabolite biomarkers will be identified to deliver a monitoring system which can provide the user crucial feedback pertaining to their overall wellness, and more tailored feedback on their athletic conditioning. Physical parameters such as skin temperature, skin conductance, and PPG signal will also be explored as part of the skin patch sensor design and implementation.
The team will be assisted by one PhD student and one post doctoral fellow from the Organic Sensors and Devices Lab and the Carleton Microfab team in sensor patch fabrication and testing. Additional information will be shared during the project introduction session this Wednesday, March 26th, and subsequently once the project team is finalized. Please review the tentative sub-projects and the desired technical skills identified within the proposal submission form.
If you have any further inquiries related to this project, please do not hesitate to reach out to me with novel design and implementation ideas.