title: Potential and challenges of body area networks for personal health.
abstract: This paper illustrates how body area network technology may enable new personal health concepts. A BAN technology platform is presented, which integrates technology building blocks from the Human++ research program on autonomous wireless sensors. Technology evaluation for the case of wireless sleep staging and real-time arousal monitoring is reported. Key technology challenges are discussed. The ultimate target is the development of miniaturized body sensor nodes powered by body-energy, anticipating the needs of emerging personal health applications.
authors: Holst Centre/IMEC-NL, High Tech Campus 31, 5656 AE Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Julien.Penders@imec-nl.nl
authors: Julien
authors: J
authors: Penders
authors: Jef
authors: J
authors: van de Molengraft
authors: Lindsay
authors: L
authors: Brown
authors: Bernard
authors: B
authors: Grundlehner
authors: Bert
authors: B
authors: Gyselinckx
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Van Hoof
mesh_terms: D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D004644:Emotions / Q000502:physiology; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D017286:Polysomnography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D012894:Sleep Stages / Q000502:physiology; D013686:Telemetry