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Implementing clinical needs into the development of wearable health-monitoring technology

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The implementation of clinical needs and feedback throughout the development cycle of wearable health-monitoring technology is key to success. Close collaboration with all stakeholders involved will speed clinical translation to the market.

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N.B. would like to acknowledge an Early-career Fellowship by Collegium Helveticum, Zurich, Switzerland.

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  1. Collegium Helveticum, Zurich, Switzerland

    Noé Brasier

  2. Institute of Translational Medicine, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Noé Brasier

  3. Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Anja Domenghino

  4. Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Christoph A. Meier

  5. Department of Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

    Christoph A. Meier

  6. University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), Olten, Switzerland

    Christine Jacob

  7. Sibel Health, Chicago, IL, USA

    Shuai Xu

  8. Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Shuai Xu & John A. Rogers

  9. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    John A. Rogers

  10. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    John A. Rogers

  11. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    John A. Rogers

  12. Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    John A. Rogers

  13. Department of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    John A. Rogers

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S.X. is the co-founder and CEO of a private medical technology company developing wearable devices. N.B., A.D., C.A.M., C.J. and J.A.R. declare no competing interests.

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Brasier, N., Domenghino, A., Meier, C.A. et al. Implementing clinical needs into the development of wearable health-monitoring technology. Nat. Nanotechnol. 20, 1350–1353 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41565-025-02020-0

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