SMART MATERIALS, DRY TEXTILE SENSORS, AND ELECTRONICS INTEGRATION IN CLOTHING, BED SHEETS, AND PILLOW CASES FOR NEUROLOGICAL, CARDIAC AND/OR PULMONARY MONITORING
First Claim
1. A wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system, comprising:
- a garment having at least one dry contact sensor, the dry contact sensor including at least one nanostructured, textile-integrated electrode attached thereto, the nanostructured, textile-integrated electrode includinga piece of fabric having between 10,000 and 100,000 nanostructures per square centimeter of fabric, the fabric including electrically conductive fibers, said nanostructures having vertically standing nanowires, the vertically standing nanowires projecting from the fibers to varying lengths of between 0.01 and 10 micrometers, the nanowires arranged to make contact with the wearer'"'"'s skin, wherein the vertically standing nanowires are vertically standing when viewed relative to the fabric when the fabric is in a horizontal plane, wherein the conductive fibers include textile fibers blended or coated with metal, the textile fibers being selected from the group consisting of nylon, silk, polyester, modified celluloses, polymers, cotton, lycra, and spandex;
a control module in electrical communication with the at least one nanostructured, textile-integrated electrode; and
a remote computing system in communication with the control module.
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Abstract
Sensors mounted on a textile include at least one of electrically conductive textile electrodes; single or multiple optically coupled infrared and red emitter and photodiode or photo transistor; and thin film or Resistive Temperature Detector (RTD). Textile electrodes, electrical connections, and electrical functionalization use at least one of nanoparticles, nanostructures, and mesostructures. Conductive thread, for electrical connections, may include a fiber core made from conductive materials such as but not limited to metals, alloys, and graphine structures, and a sheath of insulating materials such as but not limited to nylon, polyester, and cotton.
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33 Claims
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1. A wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system, comprising:
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a garment having at least one dry contact sensor, the dry contact sensor including at least one nanostructured, textile-integrated electrode attached thereto, the nanostructured, textile-integrated electrode including a piece of fabric having between 10,000 and 100,000 nanostructures per square centimeter of fabric, the fabric including electrically conductive fibers, said nanostructures having vertically standing nanowires, the vertically standing nanowires projecting from the fibers to varying lengths of between 0.01 and 10 micrometers, the nanowires arranged to make contact with the wearer'"'"'s skin, wherein the vertically standing nanowires are vertically standing when viewed relative to the fabric when the fabric is in a horizontal plane, wherein the conductive fibers include textile fibers blended or coated with metal, the textile fibers being selected from the group consisting of nylon, silk, polyester, modified celluloses, polymers, cotton, lycra, and spandex; a control module in electrical communication with the at least one nanostructured, textile-integrated electrode; and a remote computing system in communication with the control module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system, comprising:
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a garment having at least one dry contact sensor, the dry contact sensor including at least one nanostructured, textile-integrated electrode attached thereto, the nanostructured, textile-integrated electrode including a piece of fabric having between 10,000 and 100,000 nanostructures per square centimeter of fabric, the fabric including electrically conductive fibers, said nanostructures having vertically standing nanowires, the vertically standing nanowires projecting from the fibers to varying lengths of between 0.01 and 10 micrometers, the nanowires arranged to make contact with the wearer'"'"'s skin, wherein the vertically standing nanowires are vertically standing when viewed relative to the fabric when the fabric is in a horizontal plane, wherein the conductive fibers include textile fibers blended or coated with metal, wherein the vertically standing nanowires are comprised of polymer nanofibers coated with a conductive material; a control module in electrical communication with the at least one nanostructured, textile-integrated electrode; and a remote computing system in communication with the control module. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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