Electroactive polymer-based devices for e-textiles in biomedicine

IEEE Trans Inf Technol Biomed. 2005 Sep;9(3):295-318. doi: 10.1109/titb.2005.854514.

Abstract

This paper describes the early conception and latest developments of electroactive polymer (EAP)-based sensors, actuators, electronic components, and power sources, implemented as wearable devices for smart electronic textiles (e-textiles). Such textiles, functioning as multifunctional wearable human interfaces, are today considered relevant promoters of progress and useful tools in several biomedical fields, such as biomonitoring, rehabilitation, and telemedicine. After a brief outline on ongoing research and the first products on e-textiles under commercial development, this paper presents the most highly performing EAP-based devices developed by our lab and other research groups for sensing, actuation, electronics, and energy generation/storage, with reference to their already demonstrated or potential applicability to electronic textiles.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Engineering / instrumentation*
  • Biomedical Engineering / methods
  • Biomedical Engineering / trends
  • Clothing*
  • Computing Methodologies
  • Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation
  • Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / methods
  • Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / trends
  • Electrochemistry / instrumentation*
  • Electrochemistry / methods
  • Electrochemistry / trends
  • Equipment Design
  • Monitoring, Ambulatory / instrumentation*
  • Monitoring, Ambulatory / methods
  • Monitoring, Ambulatory / trends
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Telemedicine / instrumentation*
  • Telemedicine / methods
  • Telemedicine / trends
  • Telemetry / instrumentation
  • Telemetry / methods
  • Telemetry / trends
  • Textiles*
  • Transducers

Substances

  • Polymers