Textile-based design

Post, R., Orth, M., Russo, P., and Gershenfeld, N. (2000) E-broidery design and fabrication of textile-based computing. IBM Syst. J., 39, 840-860. 

This chapter provides information about major enzymes used either in commercial textile processes or in current advanced research to improve the performance of textile materials. The use of enzymes in textiles has also been applied to textile surface design to achieve unique surface patterning. The environmental impact of the use of enzymes in the textile processing in comparison to conventional processing has been discussed. There is a bright future for enzyme-based biotechnology to be implemented in the textile industry and to make a contribution to textile sustainabihty. 

The 21st century has already seen rapid advances in the field of textile-based composites. In addition to traditional two-dimensional woven fabrics, multiaxial non-crimp fabrics are now very widely used, with a rapidly growing number of applications for braided composites. Developments in three-dimensional weaving, combining through-thickness reinforcement with excellent in-plane properties, provide new design solutions for situations where delamination must be avoided. Textile reinforcement is thus providing major new areas of opportunity for composite materials worldwide. 

While these studies have shown that polyaniline- and polypyrrole-coated fabrics can behave as chemi-resistive sensors, it is also expected that similar chemi-resistive behavior will be achieved using ICP monofilaments and yams, which are woven or stitched into an existing fabric. Ultimately, vapor detection fabric will need to comprise of an array of sensors with the patterned response fed into a microprocessor in order to identify and determine the concentration of the vapor. The relatively low cost of production and subsequent processing of these electrically conductive fabrics provide the opportunity for designing a textile-based electronic nose, which possess built-in massive redundancy for the sensor array so that device will still function even if there is a localized break (rip, tear hole, etc.) in the fabric network. Specifically, in case some area of the sensor system fads, there is a massive redundancy in the garment such that other areas may stdl be able to acquire the information. This will greatly increase the rehabdity of the system. 

E R Post, M Orth, P R Russo, N Gershenfeld, E-broidery Design and Fabrication of textile-based Computing , IBMlfystems Journal, 2000 39(3/4). 

To improve the comfort and wearability of sensors much research effort is put in the development of textile-based sensors by carefully selecting appropriate materials and designing suitable textile structures. The textile sensors are modelled, washed and tested over a long-term period to guarantee their suitability. 

Shyr, T.W., Shie, J. W., Jiang, C.H., Li, J.J., 2014. A textile-based wearable sensing device designed for monitoring the flexion angle of elbow and knee movements. Sensors 14 (3), 4050-4059. 

Textile-based drag delivery systems could be designed not only for transdermal application but also for drag delivery within the body in the form of sutures (composed from a variety of fibers including polyester, polypropylene, polyethylene, etc.) or in... 

In this chapter, biomedical sensors for wearable computing including their measur-and and measured parameters are discussed, and then the available techniques for the textile-based body sensor networks design are considered. In order to demonstrate the potential benefits of the textile-based wearable wireless body sensor networks, recent development in wireless vital signals monitoring systems based on loT for health care and fitness applications are reviewed. 

The textile-based wearable body sensor network will significantly advance understanding in the emerging fields of biosensor design, BSN, and biomedical computing,... 

Popa, A.-M., Crespy, D., Weder, M., Bruhwiler, P., Rossi, R., 2009. Smart materials for sport textiles. In Techtextil Avantex Symposium, June 16—18, 2009, Frankfurt, Germany. Post, R., Orth, M., Russo, P., Gershenfeld, N., 2000. E-broidery design and fabrication of textile-based computing. IBM Systems Journal 39 (3—4), 840—860. 

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