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Duyts, Sybe (author)This project focuses on developing a functional wearable prototype that can monitor changes in breathing behaviour by integrating textile sensors. The project was initiated by Mediventic, a healthcare industry start-up aiming to simplify the diagnoses and treatment of Chronic Hyperventilation Syndrome (CHVS) by creating affordable home-use smart...master thesis 2024
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Ponsioen, Stijn (author)In the dynamic realm of medical technology, innovation to improve the lives of those with chronic conditions like Parkinson's Disease (PD) is paramount. This graduation report represents the culmination of a project aiming to address prevalent symptoms in individuals with PD.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Client and Objective:</p...master thesis 2024
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Umans, Sachin (author)Falling remains a large source of (traumatic) injuries and healthcare costs. Over the past years, different actuators have been developed in the field of wearable robotics to help prevent injuries from falling. To increase the wearability of these systems, the weight of power storage can be decreased with intermittent instead of continuous...master thesis 2024
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Kljaić, Korina (author)The thesis focuses on creating a solution aimed at reducing suffering in earthquake prone regions. The research done resulted in the development of Embrace, a wearable communication device designed to alleviate human suffering during seismic events in seismically active regions like Zagreb. Commencing with an exploration of challenges faced by...master thesis 2024
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Mak, Robin (author), Amoozandeh, A. (author), Radaelli, G. (author), Herder, J.L. (author)Differential mechanisms are remarkable mechanical elements that are widely utilized in various systems; nevertheless, conventional differential mechanisms are heavy and difficult to use in applications with limited design space. This paper presents a curved differential mechanism that utilizes a lightweight, compliant structure. This...journal article 2024
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Zhu, P. (author), Simón Grau, I. (author), Kokalari, I. (author), Kohane, Daniel S. (author), Rwei, A.Y. (author)Ultrasound is a promising technology to address challenges in drug delivery, including limited drug penetration across physiological barriers and ineffective targeting. Here we provide an overview of the significant advances made in recent years in overcoming technical and pharmacological barriers using ultrasound-assisted drug delivery to...review 2024
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Boertje, Puck (author)With today’s aging population and the prevalence of chronic illnesses, healthcare systems worldwide are struggling to accommodate the increasing number of patients. This projected growth and rising demand underscore the importance of advancing wearable devices. In the realm of diagnostic healthcare, the pursuit of non-invasive and safe...master thesis 2023
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Spanninga, Paulien (author)In recent years, the medical world has seen rapid digitalisation. Digitalisation of healthcare and the opportunities of remote monitoring can help to keep the healthcare system affordable and accessible. A promising application of remote monitoring is the use of consumer-grade wearables for clinical care. However, vulnerabilities leave consumer...master thesis 2023
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ARGYROPOULOS, THANASIS (author)Background: In the field of orthoses for the treatment of forearm injuries, there is a growing clinical demand for more precise and individualized health monitoring technologies. The integration of additive manufacturing techniques with wearable electronics has gained significant interest in this field, emerging as a prominent treatment option...master thesis 2023
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Jongbloed, Koen (author)Muscle fatigue's indirect link to higher athletic injury risks is a key focus of this study. It highlights how fatigue-induced shifts in muscle resource allocation and movement patterns can lead to biomechanical imbalances, subsequently heightening injury susceptibility. Addressing high injury rates in athletics, this study was conducted in two...master thesis 2023
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Guo, P. (author)This thesis presents the design and implementation of integrated ultrasound transceivers for use in transfontanelle ultrasonography (TFUS). Two generations of ultrasound transceiver ASICs integrated with PZT transducer arrays intended for TFUS are presented. In the first generation, a novel AFE design that combines an LNA with the continuous TGC...doctoral thesis 2023
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van Riessen, Bram (author)Relocated haptic feedback from the fingertip to the proximal phalanx can alter the perception of physical interactions by simultaneously displaying relocated multimodal tactile cues. However, how these relocated tactile cues alter the vibrotactile sensitivity of the fingertip remains unclear. This two-site stimulation study employs a...master thesis 2023
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Heijs, Floor (author)Background: Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) is the predominant form of osteoarthritis, and its incidence is anticipated to rise due to an ageing and increasingly overweight population. Altering the Foot Progression Angle (FPA) has demonstrated potential in mitigating the progression of KOA. Wearable feedback methods, especially those utilising single...master thesis 2023
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Bult, Matthijs (author)This thesis presents recommendations based on a case study focused on thecircular redesign of a wearable, single use medical device. The study addressesa knowledge gap by offering insights into the circular (re)design for products.The proposed (re)design of the system leads to a substantial reduction of CO2emissions, with...master thesis 2023
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Griffith, Kiana (author)This thesis analyzes and describes a wearable pressure sensor to detect intraocular pressure and guide clinician diagnosis of glaucoma. Although glaucoma has many<br/>symptoms and risk factors, high intraocular pressure is the most predominant. A method to continuously and accurately record intraocular pressure measurements and fluctuations in a...master thesis 2023
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van der Voort, Niels (author)Heart rate data and other data collected by consumer-grade wearable devices can give away quite useful information about the user. It can for example be used by machine learning algorithms such as Deep Neural Networks (DNN) to learn patterns about cardiovascular disease and fitness, or be used for identification. Heart rate patterns can also...bachelor thesis 2023
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Chiriţă, Matei (author)The aim of this paper is to complete the gap in the knowledge and experiment using as little as only the heart rate of some subjects to manage to successfully authorise them in some supposed system. The focus will be on the Gaussian Mixture model and the One Class Support Vector Machine, both outlier detectors, because most of the past research...bachelor thesis 2023
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van Leeuwen, Clint (author)The focus of this project was the research and development of an affective social touch wearable. AffectiveAir uses pneumatic actuation on the shoulder to convey a library of haptic sensations. The goal was to overcome physical limitations in potential digital communication contexts, by a non-verbal, tactile, and possibly intimate social touch...master thesis 2023
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Kim, June (author)Anxiety is a natural “fight-or-flight” response that everybody experiences to perceived stress or threat. Even though it is a natural response, some individuals struggle with managing their anxiety levels in a healthy manner. Prolonged exposure to high anxiety states can lead to clinical anxiety disorders that negatively impact the quality of...master thesis 2023
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van den Oever, Sam (author)A growing energy demand has sparked interest into harvesting energy from the human body. Often, a rotational proof mass is used to harness energy for a wearable from kinetic motion of its user. The addition of a spring has the potential to significantly increase efficiency for these low-power rotational energy harvesters. In this research a...master thesis 2023