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Our goal was to create a wearable flexible pressure sensor that could be integrated into a clinically approved blood pressure monitoring device. The sensor is built from a microfluidic channel encapsulated between two polymer layers, one layer being covered by metal transducers and the other being a flexible membrane containing the microfluidic channel, which also acts as a sealant for the structure. The applied external pressure deforms the channel, causing changes in resistance to the microfluidic layer. Electrical characterization has been performed in 5 different configurations, using alternating current (AC) and (DC) direct current measurements. The AC measurements for the fabricated pressure sensor resulted in impedance values at tens of hundreds of kOhm. Our sensor proved to have a high sensitivity for pressure values between 0 and 150 mm Hg, being subjected to repeatable external forces. The novelty presented in our work consists in the unique technological flow for the fabrication of the flexible wearable pressure sensor. The proposed miniaturized pressure sensor will ensure flexibility, low production cost and ease of use. It is made of very sensitive microfluidic elements and biocompatible materials and can be integrated into a wearable cuffless device for continuous blood pressure monitoring.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s21062075","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,16]],"date-time":"2021-03-16T21:42:41Z","timestamp":1615930961000},"page":"2075","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":22,"title":["Design and Fabrication of a New Wearable Pressure Sensor for Blood Pressure Monitoring"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-3637-371X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marian","family":"Ion","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, 126A, Erou Iancu Nicolae Street, 077190 Bucharest, Romania"}]},{"given":"Silviu","family":"Dinulescu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, 126A, Erou Iancu Nicolae Street, 077190 Bucharest, Romania"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2660-3371","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bogdan","family":"Firtat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, 126A, Erou Iancu Nicolae Street, 077190 Bucharest, Romania"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2239-9115","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mihaela","family":"Savin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, 126A, Erou Iancu Nicolae Street, 077190 Bucharest, Romania"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0389-0868","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Octavian N.","family":"Ionescu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, 126A, Erou Iancu Nicolae Street, 077190 Bucharest, Romania"}]},{"given":"Carmen","family":"Moldovan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies, 126A, Erou Iancu Nicolae Street, 077190 Bucharest, Romania"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,3,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"935","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jash.2015.09.011","article-title":"The origin of Korotkoff sounds and the accuracy of auscultatory blood pressure measurements","volume":"9","author":"Babbs","year":"2015","journal-title":"J. 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