Monday, February 26, 2007

What is our Dream Machine all about

There are mainly four features for our Dream Machine.



The first one will be its ability to increase efficiency in monitoring the patient's vital signs.

The patient will be wearing a flexible nanofiber membrane mesh gown. A technology called 
NEMS—Nano Electrical Mechanical Systems, will be used to integrate various electro-mechanical functions onto integrated circuits . Nanosized sensors chips will monitor key body parameters including pulse, temperature, blood glucose and blood pressure. Nano transmitter which is powered by piezoelectricity of quartz transmits readings to screen and a central database. Thus it will mean if
ever any patient need medical attention immediately, any available or a doctor in close proximity will be
able to reach the patient in the fastest time possible.





The second one will be  the self-cleaning function.

By using the concept of nanotechnology,microscopic particles of Titanium Dioxide are attached to the clothing using microwaves.Nanoparticles will react with sunlight to break down dirt and other organic material. The clothes simply needed to be exposed to natural or UV light for the cleaning process to begin. Once triggered by sunlight, clothing made out of the fabric will be able to rid itself of dirt, pollutants and micro-organisms. Water applied to the garment beads up and rolls away, taking the dirt with it. Hence we can wipe any stains off easily.




The third feature will be through aromatherapy

This is done by permanently infusing scents into textiles.The scent and the color is infused into the yarn at the time it is made. Their yarn is essentially a core containing strands of scent and color sheathed in an outer layer — all produced in one step. Also, if ever the patient experiences stress, the clothes will react with changes in body temp and give out scents



The fourth feature will be the ability to enhance healing.

There will be remote ambulatory health monitoring, physiological data streaming and real-time classification, and multi-modal physiologic sensing for applications such as behavior profiling, social interaction analysis, long-term physiological/health life trending, and distributed healthcare will heal muscle tissue, cartilage and blood vessels. The application for all these ultrasonic treatments exists in Pehno 1.0 prototype.










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