Changing stroke rehab and research worldwide now.Time is Brain! trillions and trillions of neurons that DIE each day because there are NO effective hyperacute therapies besides tPA(only 12% effective). I have 523 posts on hyperacute therapy, enough for researchers to spend decades proving them out. These are my personal ideas and blog on stroke rehabilitation and stroke research. Do not attempt any of these without checking with your medical provider. Unless you join me in agitating, when you need these therapies they won't be there.

What this blog is for:

My blog is not to help survivors recover, it is to have the 10 million yearly stroke survivors light fires underneath their doctors, stroke hospitals and stroke researchers to get stroke solved. 100% recovery. The stroke medical world is completely failing at that goal, they don't even have it as a goal. Shortly after getting out of the hospital and getting NO information on the process or protocols of stroke rehabilitation and recovery I started searching on the internet and found that no other survivor received useful information. This is an attempt to cover all stroke rehabilitation information that should be readily available to survivors so they can talk with informed knowledge to their medical staff. It lays out what needs to be done to get stroke survivors closer to 100% recovery. It's quite disgusting that this information is not available from every stroke association and doctors group.

Sunday, August 24, 2025

Durable, Breathable, and Sweat-Resistant Nanocrack-Based Fiber Strain Sensors for Joint Monitoring in Elderly Stroke Rehabilitation

I can really see no use for this, monitoring stroke rehab DOES NOTHING FOR RECOVERY!

Unless this monitoring leads to EXACT PROTOCOLS to recover from the deficits in your joint movements, I can't see much use for this.

Durable, Breathable, and Sweat-Resistant Nanocrack-Based Fiber Strain Sensors for Joint Monitoring in Elderly Stroke Rehabilitation

Joint Monitoring in Elderly Stroke Rehabilitation

Xinxin Zhang
Dongxing Lu
Huihui Xu
Zhengtong Song
Xiuming Cao
Yanhong Cao
Yong Xu
Qufu Wei
Qingqing Wang*

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Abstract

Flexible fiber-based strain sensors show great promise for joint motion monitoring in stroke rehabilitation and elderly care. However, the rational design of low-cost sensors that simultaneously offer high sensitivity, excellent stability, and practical applicability is still a great challenge. In this study, multiwalled carbon nanotubes were incorporated into thermoplastic polyurethane to fabricate a coaxial fiber structure with crack effects via wet spinning. By adjusting the extrusion speed ratio between the core and sheath layers, the thickness of the fiber shell was optimized and a fine crack network was formed, enhancing both sensitivity and mechanical properties. Experimental results show that the fabricated fiber sensor exhibits a high sensitivity (strain range: 70–175%, gauge factor = 3.154), with a wide detection range (250% strain), an ultralow detection limit (<0.1%), and excellent cyclic durability (>2000 cycles). The sensor can be effectively applied to monitor human joint movements. Meanwhile, the nanocrack-based fiber sensor (NFS) exhibits excellent photothermal characteristics, strong resistance to sweat and washing, and good breathability (981.9 mm/s). Notably, the NFS enables real-time monitoring of physiological movements with Bluetooth data transmission. Furthermore, its localized photothermal effect can promote blood circulation, providing additional therapeutic value in stroke rehabilitation. These features highlight the great potential of NFS sensors in smart healthcare and wearable health technologies.