BIOTEX project

Figure 10.4 (a) Sweat rate sensor developed at the University of Pisa during the BIOTEX project, (b) Humidity sensor integrated into textile pockets of the sensing device at different distances from the skin. 

Within the framework of the EU-funded project BIOTEX, a multiple setup was chosen to analyse human sweat. Three types of sensors were employed — a pH, a sodium and a conductivity sensor — measuring, respectively, the pH, sodium concentration and electrical resistance of the sweat. But, in order to receive a good sample of the sweat to be analysed when wearing, a fluid-handling system based on Lycra was developed (Morris et al., 2009). 

BIOTEX, an EU-funded project, aims at developing dedicated biochemical-sensing techniques compatible with integration into textiles. The goal was to monitor the body fluids via sensor distributed on a textile substrate and performing biochemical measurements. The approach involves the development of sensing patches adapted to different body fluids and biological species to be monitored, where the textile itself is the sensor (Coyle et al., 2010). 

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