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Textile Sensors and Smart GarmentsShirley Coyle

INSIGHT, Adaptive Sensors Group, Dublin City University

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My Background

PhD Biomedical Engineering, NUIM

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Diploma in Fashion Design, Grafton Academy

My Research

Adaptive Sensors Group Multidisciplinary team led by Prof. Dermot Diamond

Development of new materials and sensors Applications in Healthcare and Environment

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Wearable sensors, electronic textiles

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Fabric sensors

Modify fabric, textile itself becomes the sensor

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Uncoated foam Foam coated with conducting polymer

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Fabric sensors

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Fabric sensors

Fabric sensor gloveCollaboration with University of Ulster, James Connolly, Joan Condell Graphical user interface to monitor Rheumatoid Arthritis at home

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Fabric sensors

Monitoring spinal flexion Monitoring breathing patterns“Schober’s test”Currently a tape measure is used

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Wearable chemical sensors

Body fluids

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Tears Interstitial fluid Saliva

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Sweat analysis

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Wash-down technique

S. M. Shirreffs and R. J. Maughan , J Appl Physiol 82: 336-341, 1997

Wearable sweat sensor

Wearable microfluidic patches

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Future

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mc10 biostamp