Fabric opto-electronics enabling healthcare applications; a case study

Author

van Pieterson, L. ; van Abeelen, F.A. ; van Os, K. ; Hornix, E. ; Zhou, G. ; Oversluizen, G.

Author_Institution

Philips Res., Eindhoven, Netherlands

fYear

2011

fDate

Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 3 2011

Firstpage

8377

Lastpage

8379

Abstract

Textiles are a ubiquitous part of human life. By combining them with electronics to create electronic textile systems, new application fields emerge. In this paper, technology and applications of light-emitting textile systems are presented, with emphasis on the healthcare domain: A fabric substrate is described for electronic textile with robust interwoven connections between the conductive yarns in it. This fabric enables the creation of different forms of comfortable light therapy systems. Specific challenges to enable this use in medical applications are discussed.

Keywords

biomedical engineering; fabrics; health care; optoelectronic devices; textile technology; conductive yarns; fabric optoelectronics; healthcare applications; light emitting textile systems; Fabrics; Light emitting diodes; Medical treatment; Temperature measurement; Weaving; Yarn; Clothing; Delivery of Health Care; Electric Conductivity; Electric Power Supplies; Electronics; Humans; Light; Optics and Photonics; Textiles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4121-1

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6092066

Filename

6092066