NDLI: Organic nanopatch device improves sleep and enhances vital organ function

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Nazeran, H. Blake-Greenberg, S.
Copyright Year	2012
Description	Author affiliation: Health Integration Therapy, Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles, California, USA (Blake-Greenberg, S.) \|\| Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, USA (Nazeran, H.)
Abstract	Actigraphic measurements depicting movement during sleep, tissue bioimpedance images of different organs reflecting their physiological functional status, Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire as well as sleep diary data reflecting subjective self-evaluation of sleep were collected from 20 volunteers [5 males and 15 females, 20–79 (55 ± 12) years of age, 105–235 lbs (158 ± 36) in weight, and 5 – 6.4 ft (5.5 ± 0.3) in height] over a period of 3 weeks at baseline and at the end of each week afterwards. Baseline data were acquired from all subjects at the beginning of the study period before wearing an organic nanopatch device: the Silent Nights patch. After one week of accommodation to wearing the Actiwatches, Silent Nights patch was applied to the right temple 1 hour before sleep each night and worn throughout the night for 2 weeks. Subjects were instructed to keep well hydrated during the study period. All subjects served as their own control. The effects of Silent Nights patch on qualitative and quantitative measures of sleep were evaluated and the impact of quality of sleep on organ function was analyzed. The hypothesis to be tested was: The Silent Nights patch worn throughout the night for 2 weeks improves cellular physiologic functional status of different parts of the brain, cardiac ventricles, adrenal glands, and thyroid gland. The overall data in this pilot investigation demonstrated that this intervention produced considerable improvements in the objective and subjective measures of sleep and resulted in enhancement of physiological functional status of the brain, adrenal glands, cardiac ventricles, and thyroid gland.
Starting Page	28
Ending Page	33
File Size	1178472
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781457713262
e-ISBN	9781457713255
DOI	10.1109/CONIELECOMP.2012.6189876
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-02-27
Publisher Place	Mexico
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Biomedical monitoring Physiology Glands Conductivity measurement Electrodes Conductivity Organ function Organic nanotpatch devices Sleep Silent Nights patch Actigrapy Bioimpedance Imagining EIS
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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