Flourishing electronic textiles towards pervasive, personalized and intelligent healthcare

Flourishing electronic textiles towards pervasive, personalized and intelligent healthcare

4 Jan 2024 | Feifan Sheng, Cheng Zhao, Bo Zhang, Yingxue Tan, Kai Dong
The article "Flourishing Electronic Textiles towards Pervasive, Personalized and Intelligent Healthcare" by Feifan Sheng, Cheng Zhao, Bo Zhang, Yingxue Tan, and Kai Dong, published in *Soft Sci* 2024, discusses the rapid development of electronic textiles (e-textiles) and their potential in transforming healthcare from a traditional, centralized, and passive model to a proactive, preventive, personalized, and intelligent one. The authors highlight the challenges faced by traditional public health systems, such as limited real-time monitoring and delayed clinical detection, and how e-textiles can address these issues through wearable devices and smart technology. E-textiles have revolutionized the functionality of traditional textiles by incorporating smart attributes, enabling unique and multifunctional applications. The article reviews several common e-textiles and their applications in personalized medicine, including body movement monitoring, sleep state diagnosis, and sweat or body fluids sensing. It also explores the future growth of e-textiles in infectious diseases, real-time health preventive monitoring, auxiliary therapy, and rehabilitation training. Key sensing mechanisms of e-textiles include piezoelectric, triboelectric, capacitive, resistive, electrochemical, and thermoelectric effects. These mechanisms allow e-textiles to detect various physical and chemical stimuli, providing valuable data for health monitoring and diagnosis. The article also discusses the materials and fabrication methods used in e-textiles, such as nanofibers, nanomaterials, and nanocomposites, which enhance their performance and functionality. The applications of e-textiles in personalized healthcare are extensive, including real-time monitoring of human movement, sleep states, and body fluids. For example, e-textiles can monitor body movements to assist in rehabilitation, detect sleep-related issues like sleep apnea, and analyze sweat to provide insights into physiological conditions. The article emphasizes the potential of e-textiles to revolutionize healthcare by enabling proactive and personalized care, improving patient outcomes, and reducing healthcare costs.The article "Flourishing Electronic Textiles towards Pervasive, Personalized and Intelligent Healthcare" by Feifan Sheng, Cheng Zhao, Bo Zhang, Yingxue Tan, and Kai Dong, published in *Soft Sci* 2024, discusses the rapid development of electronic textiles (e-textiles) and their potential in transforming healthcare from a traditional, centralized, and passive model to a proactive, preventive, personalized, and intelligent one. The authors highlight the challenges faced by traditional public health systems, such as limited real-time monitoring and delayed clinical detection, and how e-textiles can address these issues through wearable devices and smart technology. E-textiles have revolutionized the functionality of traditional textiles by incorporating smart attributes, enabling unique and multifunctional applications. The article reviews several common e-textiles and their applications in personalized medicine, including body movement monitoring, sleep state diagnosis, and sweat or body fluids sensing. It also explores the future growth of e-textiles in infectious diseases, real-time health preventive monitoring, auxiliary therapy, and rehabilitation training. Key sensing mechanisms of e-textiles include piezoelectric, triboelectric, capacitive, resistive, electrochemical, and thermoelectric effects. These mechanisms allow e-textiles to detect various physical and chemical stimuli, providing valuable data for health monitoring and diagnosis. The article also discusses the materials and fabrication methods used in e-textiles, such as nanofibers, nanomaterials, and nanocomposites, which enhance their performance and functionality. The applications of e-textiles in personalized healthcare are extensive, including real-time monitoring of human movement, sleep states, and body fluids. For example, e-textiles can monitor body movements to assist in rehabilitation, detect sleep-related issues like sleep apnea, and analyze sweat to provide insights into physiological conditions. The article emphasizes the potential of e-textiles to revolutionize healthcare by enabling proactive and personalized care, improving patient outcomes, and reducing healthcare costs.
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