Smart Textiles for Medicine and Healthcare: Materials, Systems and Applications (Woodhead Publishing in Textiles)

1845690273......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Contributor contact details......Page 12
Introduction......Page 16
Part I Types of smart medical textile......Page 18
1.1 Introduction......Page 20
1.2 Advantages of textiles in medical and healthcare......Page 21
1.3 Drivers for smart textiles in medical care......Page 25
1.4 Examples of research and product  development......Page 29
1.5 Future trends......Page 37
1.6 Conclusions......Page 40
1.7 Sources of further information and advice......Page 41
1.8 References......Page 42
2.1 Introduction......Page 44
2.2 Functional requirement for modern wound-care materials......Page 46
2.3 Smart materials used in modern wound-care products......Page 48
2.4 Composite wound-care products......Page 58
2.5 Current developments and future trends......Page 59
2.6 Sources of further information and advice......Page 64
2.7 References......Page 65
3.1 Introduction......Page 67
3.2 Mechanisms of drug release......Page 69
3.3 Characteristics and application of drug release systems......Page 75
3.4 Future trends......Page 86
3.6 References and further reading......Page 87
4.1 Introduction......Page 91
4.2 Physical effects......Page 92
4.3 Materials......Page 95
4.4 Application in medical textiles......Page 98
4.6 Sources of further information and advice......Page 102
4.7 References......Page 103
5.1 Introduction......Page 105
5.3 Textile-based electronic components......Page 108
5.4 Power management......Page 113
5.5 Packaging issues......Page 118
5.7 Sources of further information and advice......Page 120
5.9 References......Page 121
6.1 Introduction......Page 123
6.2 Smart textiles......Page 124
6.3 Conductive fibres and fibrous materials......Page 126
6.4 Testing of ECG electrodes......Page 129
6.5 Testing of strain sensors......Page 133
6.6 Future applications of smart textiles......Page 136
6.7 Conclusions......Page 138
6.8 References......Page 139
7.1 Introduction......Page 140
7.2 Colour change mechanisms......Page 141
7.3 Advantages and limitations of application......Page 149
7.4 Examples of application......Page 151
7.5 Application processes......Page 156
7.6 Future trends......Page 159
7.7 Sources of further information and advice......Page 163
7.8 References......Page 164
Part II Smart medical textiles for particular types of patient......Page 168
8.1 Introduction......Page 170
8.4 Vital functions......Page 171
8.5 Monitoring of vital functions......Page 172
8.7 Interpretation of monitored parameters......Page 174
8.9 Negative effects of transportation on vital parameters......Page 175
8.12 Day surgery......Page 176
8.13 Protective covering......Page 177
8.15 Mobile isolation......Page 178
8.16 Optimal smart solution for prehospital emergency care......Page 179
8.18 References......Page 181
9.1 Introduction......Page 183
9.2 Smart textiles used in rehabilitation......Page 184
9.3 Applications......Page 190
9.4 Future trends......Page 193
9.5 Sources of further information and advice......Page 197
9.6 References......Page 198
10.1 Introduction......Page 200
10.2 Methodology......Page 203
10.3 Results......Page 216
10.4 Discussion......Page 217
10.6 References......Page 221
11.1 Introduction......Page 223
11.2 Concepts......Page 224
11.3 Smart textiles for children in a hospital environment......Page 225
11.4 Conclusion......Page 235
11.6 References......Page 237
12.1 Introduction......Page 238
12.2 Deformable pneumatic actuators......Page 239
12.3 State of the art: applications and research......Page 259
12.4 Future trends......Page 266
12.5 References......Page 268
13.2 Vision of wearable health assistant......Page 270
13.3 Approach......Page 272
13.4 Electronic textile technology......Page 273
13.6 Wearable components......Page 285
13.7 Applications......Page 286
13.10 References......Page 289
14.1 Introduction......Page 292
14.2 Personal health care: from monitoring to coaching......Page 296
14.3 Technical challenges for monitoring, analysis and feedback......Page 299
14.4 Evolution of MyHeart approach and related work......Page 311
14.6 Acknowledgements......Page 314
14.7 References......Page 315
Index......Page 319