Wearable electronic textiles pressure sensors

From Lee, J., et al., 2015. Conductive fiber-based ultrasensitive textile pressure sensor for wearable electronics. Adv. Mater. 27 (15), 2433-2439. 

Wearable technology consists of wearable electronics, a term that mainly includes simple and more complex electronic devices and their embedding within textile structures. A good example of the popularity of the research subject is the current Qualcomm Tricorder X-Prize competition for the best portable, wireless device that monitors and diagnoses health conditions (XPRIZE, 2014). Undoubtedly, as the aim is that the device monitors such elements as blood pressure, respiratory rate, and temperature, some of the sensors of the device will come in the form of textile-embedded electronics. 

From the application standpoint, textile electronic circuits can be used for stretch sensor, pressure sensor, electrochemical sensor, electrocardiogram sensor, electromyography sensor, electroencephalography sensor, temperature sensor, energy harvesting, wearable antenna, etc. 

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