Smart fabrics to monitor health
EU research study BIOTEX Project is looking to integrate health monitoring tools into textiles. Instrumented clothes will provide remote monitoring of vital signs and diagnostics to improve early illness detection and metabolic disorder. For the first time, body fluids will be monitored via sensors distributed on a textile substrate and performing biochemical measurements.
BIOTEX is supported by a consortium of eight educational institutes and organisations including Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de microtecnique SA, Commissariat a Energie Atomique, Smartex s.r.l and the University of Pisa.
Research into sweat monitoring, infection detection through blood, and blood oxygen saturation for sports and security applications is being carried out.
The project aims to provide constant monitoring of vital information to patients with chronic diseases ranging from diabetes, obesity, transplanted organs and metabolism during sports activities.
