Archive | 2021
Impact of IoT in biomedical applications
Abstract
Abstract The internet of things (IoT) is a three-dimensional approach to the internet of any device, anytime and anyplace. With the cloud being the ultimate resource for processing and storage, IoT is considered the next big thing after the internet. Name a field, and IoT has its applications, i.e., smart city, smart grid, smart traffic management system, smart waste management, finance, agriculture, space, Blockchain authenticity, law, security, privacy, education, biomedical and process control, and supply chain. IoT, together with parallel processing, enables real-time informed predictions and decisions without human intervention in the normal course. Health and biomedical applications of IoT are important areas of research. The hospital management system, remote patient monitoring, medical waste management, robotic nursing assistant, cancer detection by body scanning, Parkinson patient monitoring, dementia patient monitoring by GPS smart soles, depression monitoring by smartwatches, glucose monitoring, efficient drug management, and hand hygiene monitoring are some of the applications of IoT. Integrated devices like connected contact lenses, integrated hearing aids, connected inhalers, ingestible sensors, and intelligent pills make way for integrated biomedical applications. Technical aspects like interoperability across all devices, platforms, and technologies, the data security, privacy issues, and associated laws make it a complete study. The chapter is divided into the following sections: Introduction to IoT in Biomedical Applications; Hospital Management System and Mobile Applications Using IoT; Integrated Devices for a Single Parameter; Integrated Devices for Multiple Parameters; Challenges of IoT; and Conclusion and Future Work.