Biointerfaces: Types, Application and Perspectives

In recent years, biofeedback technology has become one of the perspective areas in biomedical engineering. The successful introduction of biointerfaces into various spheres of everyday life is associated with several advantages to their use and unique capabilities they are providing. These include lost body functions replacement, a possibility to remotely control different electronic devices and implementation of the natural control. Due to the variety of control signals, corresponding subtypes of these devices have been created. The purpose of this work is to describe the most used biointerfaces types and to consider the application areas of this technology. Existing research papers and designs were analyzed and compared. An overview of commercially successful projects is presented. This work can be useful for general familiarization with the topic, or in case of choosing the biointerface type for device development.