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Project name: Smart patch for life support systems

Project Acronym: SP4LIFE

Project type (funder/program): NATO Science for Peace and Security

Project no.: G5825

Duration: 36 months

Project website: https://www.um.sav.sk/SP4LIFE/ 

Participating Scientific Research Organizations:

  • University of Belgrade - Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy (ICTM) – lead partnering institution
  • Institute for Measurement Science of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia – project co-ordinator
  • Universite Libre Brussels, Belgium
  • Univeristy „SS Cyril and Methodius“, Skopje, North Macedonia
  • Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia 

Principal investigator: dr Milan Tysler

Team members: dr Marko Spasenović, Stefan Ilić, Teodora Vićentić

Early detection and rapid response to physical anomalies such as those related to the respiratory and cardiovascular systems is the first line of defense to reduce casualties and increase the safety of operational personnel and civilians. The wearable sensor platform developed in this project will increase the detection and contrast capability of the above disturbances to at least 90% reliability in terms of correct classification of disturbances, while reducing the detection time to the order of minutes. Also, a platform that has such characteristics and principles of operation can help create a new tool for countering and remediating the effects of exposure to various critical situations. This prototype of the patch-like device also makes it possible to assess the sudden deterioration in the victim's health after various types of attacks. Continuous measurement and analysis of the victim's vital parameters and real-time calculation of derived vital parameters will revolutionize the detection of critical changes in the victim's health status after the initial triage. Emergency teams will better understand the dynamics of the situation on the ground, prioritize activities, and manage resources in a timely manner to provide assistance to those in need.