Trinny Tat

Keywords Parkinson’s disease magnetoelastic effect magnetoelastic generator soft bioelectronics self-powered soft magnetoelastic ball Introduction Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a rapidly growing neurodegenerative disease, affecting nearly 10 million people and amounting to about $52 billion in total economic burden.1 Unfortunately, PD remains in a terminal condition with no available treatments to reverse or halt the progression; the existing options merely aim to slow its course.

Abstract Fatigue is a complex condition characterized by a decline in a person’s mental or physical performance. Methods to gauge fatigue include self-reported questionnaires, electroencephalography and camera-based technologies. However, these methods are typically restricted to laboratory settings, which limits their wider accessibility. Here we report a soft on-eyelid magnetoelastic sensor that can capture eye-blink parameters in real time and quantitatively decode fatigue levels.

Abstract Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the rapidly growing neurodegenerative diseases, affecting more than 10 million people worldwide. Early and accurate diagnosis of PD is highly desirable for therapeutic interventions but remains a substantial challenge.