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Fibers and fabrics for chemical and biological sensing

Coyle, Shirley ORCID: 0000-0003-0493-8963, Benito-Lopez, Fernando ORCID: 0000-0003-0699-5507, Radu, Tanja, Lau, Kim and Diamond, Dermot ORCID: 0000-0003-2944-4839 (2012) Fibers and fabrics for chemical and biological sensing. Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, 14 (4). pp. 64-72. ISSN 1560-6074

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Abstract

Wearable sensors can be used to monitor many interesting parameters about the wearer’s physiology and environment, with important applications in personal health and well-being, sports performance and personal safety. Wearable chemical sensors can monitor the status of the wearer by accessing body fluids, such as sweat, in an unobtrusive manner. They can also be used to protect the wearer from hazards in the environment by sampling potentially harmful gas emissions such as carbon monoxide. Integrating chemical sensors into textile structures is a challenging and complex task. Issues which must be considered include sample collection, calibration, waste handling, fouling and reliability. Sensors must also be durable and comfortable to wear. Here we present examples of wearable chemical sensors that monitor the person and also their environment. We also discuss the issues involved in developing wearable chemical sensors and strategies for sensor design and textile integration.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:smart textiles; interactive materials; micro-fluidics; wearable chemical sensors
Subjects:Engineering > Materials
Engineering > Biomedical engineering
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Chemical Sciences
Research Initiatives and Centres > CLARITY: The Centre for Sensor Web Technologies
Publisher:Hong Kong Institution of Textile and Apparel
Official URL:http://rjta.org
Copyright Information:© 2012 HKITA
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:16834
Deposited On:09 Feb 2012 14:14 by Shirley Coyle . Last Modified 10 Jan 2022 15:07

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