Multifunctional, IoT-Enabled, Smart Portable Enclosures

This is a short perspective paper on an emerging topic. Portable enclosures with controlled atmosphere are useful in field surgery, disaster response, biotechnology, and other applications. Blending these technologies with AI and IoT capabilities could lead to the next generation of such devices. For example, future surgical drapes and enclosures may benefit from the use of IoT sensors and control. IoT connection to a remote center for operation monitoring and control could support decision making and analytics. Further, adding remote AI capabilities to predict conditions as they arise could open new applications, such as dynamic decision-making for casualty management based on clinical progression.