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ReviewMikrochimica acta2024

Photonics-powered augmented reality skin electronics for proactive healthcare: multifaceted opportunities.

Bakr Ahmed Taha, Ali J Addie, Ahmed C Kadhim, Ahmad S Azzahran, Adawiya J Haider, Vishal Chaudhary, Norhana Arsad

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Review in Mikrochimica acta, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Photonic Nanomaterials for Wearable Health Solutions.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Bakr Ahmed TahaPhotonics Technology Lab, Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, 43600, Bangi, Malaysia. bakerkunfu955@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8922-3993
Ali J AddieCenter of Advanced Materials/Directorate of Materials Research/Ministry of Science and Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.
Ahmed C KadhimCommunication Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.
Ahmad S AzzahranElectrical Engineering Department, Northern Border University, Arar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ahmad.azzahrani@nbu.edu.sa.
Adawiya J HaiderApplied Sciences Department/Laser Science and Technology Branch, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq.
Vishal ChaudharyResearch Cell &, Department of Physics, Bhagini Nivedita College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110045, India.
Norhana ArsadPhotonics Technology Lab, Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, 43600, Bangi, Malaysia. noa@ukm.edu.my.
University of Technology - Iraq · IQNational University of Malaysia · MYNorthern Border University · SAUniversity of Delhi · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Rapid technological advancements have created opportunities for new solutions in various industries, including healthcare. One exciting new direction in this field of innovation is the combination of skin-based technologies and augmented reality (AR). These dermatological devices allow for the continuous and non-invasive measurement of vital signs and biomarkers, enabling the real-time diagnosis of anomalies, which have applications in telemedicine, oncology, dermatology, and early diagnostics. Despite its many potential benefits, there is a substantial information vacuum regarding using flexible photonics in conjunction with augmented reality for medical purposes. This review explores the current state of dermal augmented reality and flexible optics in skin-conforming sensing platforms by examining the obstacles faced thus far, including technical hurdles, demanding clinical validation standards, and problems with user acceptance. Our main areas of interest are skills, chiroptical properties, and health platform applications, such as optogenetic pixels, spectroscopic imagers, and optical biosensors. My skin-enhanced spherical dichroism and powerful spherically polarized light enable thorough physical inspection with these augmented reality devices: diabetic tracking, skin cancer diagnosis, and cardiovascular illness: preventative medicine, namely blood pressure screening. We demonstrate how to accomplish early prevention using case studies and emergency detection. Finally, it addresses real-world obstacles that hinder fully realizing these materials' extraordinary potential in advancing proactive and preventative personalized medicine, including technical constraints, clinical validation gaps, and barriers to widespread adoption.

Indexed as

Augmented RealityDelivery of Health CareElectronicsPrecision MedicineSkinAugmented realityDisease diagnosisPhotonicsSkin electronicsWearable sensors

Identifiers

PMID38587660
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