Encapsulation for smart textile electronics - humidity and temperature sensor

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2015:211:207-12.

Abstract

A combined humidity and temperature sensor was packaged by vacuum casting onto three different types of textiles; cotton, nylon and a waterproof fabric. This was done in order to integrate the sensor in a jacket in a soft and reliable way without changing the sensor performance. A membrane was custom made and integrated into the device to protect the sensor from the environment. The packaged sensors performance was characterized in a climate chamber were the relative humidity and temperature ranged from 25 % to 95 % and -10 °C to 75 °C respectively. The packaged sensors showed insignificant to limited performance degradation.

MeSH terms

  • Clothing*
  • Cotton Fiber
  • Electronics*
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Humidity*
  • Nylons
  • Technology Assessment, Biomedical
  • Temperature*
  • Textiles*

Substances

  • Nylons