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Recent Advances in Smart Contact Lenses
Author(s) -
Kim Joohee,
Cha Eunkyung,
Park JangUng
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced materials technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.184
H-Index - 42
ISSN - 2365-709X
DOI - 10.1002/admt.201900728
Subject(s) - contact lens , computer science , nanotechnology , smart material , data science , medicine , materials science , ophthalmology
The eyes can provide rich physiological information and offer broad diagnostic potential as a sensing site, making the use of contact lens sensors viable for noninvasive monitoring of many diseases and conditions. Therefore, extensive research efforts recently are devoted to the development of smart contact lenses for healthcare monitoring. Herein, physical biomarkers, which can be obtained from the eyes, and chemical biomarkers, which can be obtained from tears are discussed. Then, the latest advances in smart contact lenses with biosensors that diagnose diseases are reviewed. The subsequent content summarizes and classifies the techniques that can be used for the transmission of data based on the methods to deliver physiological information. In addition, representative examples of other devices for drug delivery energy storage are provided, and the challenges that should be overcome to develop smart contact lenses are discussed.