• ETRI Journal
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• v.34 no.4
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• pp.602-612
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• 2012

It is becoming increasingly difficult to identify promising technologies due to the influx of new technologies and the high level of complexity involved in many of these technologies. Identifying promising information and communications technology (ICT)-based converging technologies holds the key to finding new sources of economic growth and forward momentum. The goal of this study is to identify cutting-edge ICT-based converging technologies by examining the latest trends in the US patent market. Analyzing the US patent market, the most competitive of such markets in the world, can yield certain clues about which of the ICT-based converging technologies may be the next revolutionary technologies. For a classification of these technologies, this study follows the International Patent Classification system. As for ICT, there are 58 related fields at the subclass level and 831 fields at the main-group level. For emerging and converging technologies, there are 75 at the main-group level. From these technologies, a final selection for cutting-edge ICT-based converging technologies is made using a composite index reflecting the converging coefficient, emerging coefficient, and technology impact index.

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2015.05a
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• pp.86-87
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• 2015

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.80-80
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• 2017

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2015.11a
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• pp.77-78
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• 2015

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.146-147
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• 2014

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2016.05a
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• pp.69-70
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• 2016

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2014.05a
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• pp.136-137
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• 2014

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2017.05a
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• pp.159-159
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• 2017

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2014.11a
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• pp.113-114
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• 2014

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.357-369
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• 2023

Wound healing is a complex and dynamic process, making the accurate and timely assessment of skin wounds a crucial aspect of effective wound care management, especially for chronic wounds. Unlike conventional wound dressings that simply cover the wound area once some form of medicine is administered onto the wound, recent studies have introduced versatile approaches to smart wound dressings capable of interacting with wound fluids to monitor physicochemical and pathological parameters to determine the wound healing status. Such electrochemical wound dressings can be integrated with on-demand, closed-loop drug delivery or stimulation systems and ultimately expanded into an ideal technological platform for the prevention, treatment, and management of skin wounds or illnesses. This article briefly reviews the wound healing mechanism and recent strategies for effective wound care management. Specifically, this review discusses the following aspects of smart wound dressings: sensor-integrated smart bandages to detect wound biomarkers, smart bandages developed to accelerate wound healing, and wireless, closed-loop automatic (on-demand) wound healing systems. This review concludes by providing future perspectives on effective wound care management.