Gwo- Tsuen Jou Author

Research Article Open Access

A Novel Design of E-Textile Integration for Physiological Monitoring and Lighting

Author(s):

Tzu-Hao Huang, Xuyuan Tao, Ya-Chi Ko, Po-Chun Hsu, Chien-Lung Shen, Fen-Ling Chen, Wei-Chung Wang, Gwo- Tsuen Jou, Vladan Koncar

This research was to focus on integrating printed textile circuit board, FPCB (flexible printed circuit board), and IC Chips into a fabric for physiological monitoring. This cloth can be used to detect physiological signals such as heart rate, ECG, movement, temperature, and respiration. The main disadvantage of traditional smart textiles remains in the bulk volume of the attached rigid hardware equipment, which makes the user uncomfortable. To overcome this problem, the main idea is to minimize the hardware size, make it compatible with the textile structure and integrate the electronics into textiles directly. The prototype was tested in indoor/outdoor environment. All the physiological data were transmitted into a remote database server and an online moni... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2329-9568.S4-010

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