A Smart Textile Band Achieves High-Quality Electrocardiograms in Unrestrained Horses. [PDF]
Electrocardiography (ECG) is an essential tool in assessing equine health and fitness. However, standard ECG devices are expensive and rely on the use of adhesive electrodes, which may become detached and are associated with reduced ECG quality over time.
McCrae P +5 more
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Smart Textile Sock System for Athletes' Self-Correction during Functional Tasks: Formative Usability Evaluation. [PDF]
(1) Background: The development of a lightweight, easy-to-use system that measures the foot’s plantar pressure is becoming an increasingly important area of research in physiotherapy.
Semjonova G +4 more
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Modular Piezoresistive Smart Textile for State Estimation of Cloths. [PDF]
Smart textiles have found numerous applications ranging from health monitoring to smart homes. Their main allure is their flexibility, which allows for seamless integration of sensing in everyday objects like clothing.
Proesmans R +5 more
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Smart textile lighting/display system with multifunctional fibre devices for large scale smart home and IoT applications. [PDF]
A large scale approach for multifunctional smart display systems in traditional textiles has yet to be demonstrated. Here, authors present a foldable, rollable 46-inch smart textile lighting/display system for smart homes and internet of things ...
Choi HW +46 more
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Design Principle and Proofing of a New Smart Textile Material That Acts as a Sensor for Immobility in Severe Bed-Confined Patients. [PDF]
The immobility of patients confined to continuous bed rest continues to raise a couple of very serious challenges for modern medicine. In particular, the overlooking of sudden onset immobility (as in acute stroke) and the delay in addressing the ...
Iliescu BF +5 more
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Self-Powered Smart Textile Based on Dynamic Schottky Diode for Human-Machine Interactions. [PDF]
The growing demand for sustained self‐powered devices with multifunctional sensing networks is one of the main challenges for smart textiles, which are the critical elements for the future Internet of Things (IoT) and Point of Care (POC). Here, cellulose‐
Deng P +7 more
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Validation of a smart textile device for long-duration heart rate variability and detection of physiological arrhythmias in resting horses. [PDF]
Background A smart textile device has been developed for the recording of electrocardiograms (ECGs) in horses; however, the utility of this device for long-duration heart rate variability (HRV) monitoring and detection of physiological arrhythmias is ...
McCrae P +3 more
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Smart e-Textile Singlet Prototype and Concept: Multi Sensor Sensing for Geriatric Monitoring. [PDF]
This paper explores the development of a Smart e-Textile Singlet designed to enhance geriatric care through continuous monitoring of vital health parameters.
Steinmetzer T +5 more
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Recent Advances and Challenges of Textile-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Smart Healthcare and Sports Applications. [PDF]
The combination of nanogenerator technology and traditional textile materials has given rise to textile-based triboelectric nanogenerators (T-TENGs) structured from fibers, yarns, and fabrics.
Chen L, Wu J, Xu K, Zhang Y, Chen C.
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Temperature-Dependent Shape-Memory Textiles: Physical Principles and Applications
Textiles have been pivotal to economies and social relationships throughout history. In today’s world, there is an unprecedented demand for smart materials.
Heitor Luiz Ornaghi, Otávio Bianchi
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