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Flexible Temperature Sensor Integration into E-Textiles Using Different Industrial Yarn Fabrication Processes
Textiles enhanced with thin-film flexible sensors are well-suited for unobtrusive monitoring of skin parameters due to the sensors’ high conformability. These sensors can be damaged if they are attached to the surface of the textile, also affecting the textiles’ aesthetics and feel. We investigate t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6982775/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31877742 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20010073 |
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author | Lugoda, Pasindu Costa, Julio C. Oliveira, Carlos Garcia-Garcia, Leonardo A. Wickramasinghe, Sanjula D. Pouryazdan, Arash Roggen, Daniel Dias, Tilak Münzenrieder, Niko |
author_facet | Lugoda, Pasindu Costa, Julio C. Oliveira, Carlos Garcia-Garcia, Leonardo A. Wickramasinghe, Sanjula D. Pouryazdan, Arash Roggen, Daniel Dias, Tilak Münzenrieder, Niko |
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description | Textiles enhanced with thin-film flexible sensors are well-suited for unobtrusive monitoring of skin parameters due to the sensors’ high conformability. These sensors can be damaged if they are attached to the surface of the textile, also affecting the textiles’ aesthetics and feel. We investigate the effect of embedding flexible temperature sensors within textile yarns, which adds a layer of protection to the sensor. Industrial yarn manufacturing techniques including knit braiding, braiding, and double covering were utilised to identify an appropriate incorporation technique. The thermal time constants recorded by all three sensing yarns was <10 s. Simultaneously, effective sensitivity only decreased by a maximum of 14% compared to the uncovered sensor. This is due to the sensor being positioned within the yarn instead of being in direct contact with the measured surface. These sensor yarns were not affected by bending and produced repeatable measurements. The double covering method was observed to have the least impact on the sensors’ performance due to the yarn’s smaller dimensions. Finally, a sensing yarn was incorporated in an armband and used to measure changes in skin temperature. The demonstrated textile integration techniques for flexible sensors using industrial yarn manufacturing processes enable large-scale smart textile fabrication. |
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spelling | pubmed-69827752020-02-28 Flexible Temperature Sensor Integration into E-Textiles Using Different Industrial Yarn Fabrication Processes Lugoda, Pasindu Costa, Julio C. Oliveira, Carlos Garcia-Garcia, Leonardo A. Wickramasinghe, Sanjula D. Pouryazdan, Arash Roggen, Daniel Dias, Tilak Münzenrieder, Niko Sensors (Basel) Article Textiles enhanced with thin-film flexible sensors are well-suited for unobtrusive monitoring of skin parameters due to the sensors’ high conformability. These sensors can be damaged if they are attached to the surface of the textile, also affecting the textiles’ aesthetics and feel. We investigate the effect of embedding flexible temperature sensors within textile yarns, which adds a layer of protection to the sensor. Industrial yarn manufacturing techniques including knit braiding, braiding, and double covering were utilised to identify an appropriate incorporation technique. The thermal time constants recorded by all three sensing yarns was <10 s. Simultaneously, effective sensitivity only decreased by a maximum of 14% compared to the uncovered sensor. This is due to the sensor being positioned within the yarn instead of being in direct contact with the measured surface. These sensor yarns were not affected by bending and produced repeatable measurements. The double covering method was observed to have the least impact on the sensors’ performance due to the yarn’s smaller dimensions. Finally, a sensing yarn was incorporated in an armband and used to measure changes in skin temperature. The demonstrated textile integration techniques for flexible sensors using industrial yarn manufacturing processes enable large-scale smart textile fabrication. MDPI 2019-12-21 /pmc/articles/PMC6982775/ /pubmed/31877742 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20010073 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Lugoda, Pasindu Costa, Julio C. Oliveira, Carlos Garcia-Garcia, Leonardo A. Wickramasinghe, Sanjula D. Pouryazdan, Arash Roggen, Daniel Dias, Tilak Münzenrieder, Niko Flexible Temperature Sensor Integration into E-Textiles Using Different Industrial Yarn Fabrication Processes |
title | Flexible Temperature Sensor Integration into E-Textiles Using Different Industrial Yarn Fabrication Processes |
title_full | Flexible Temperature Sensor Integration into E-Textiles Using Different Industrial Yarn Fabrication Processes |
title_fullStr | Flexible Temperature Sensor Integration into E-Textiles Using Different Industrial Yarn Fabrication Processes |
title_full_unstemmed | Flexible Temperature Sensor Integration into E-Textiles Using Different Industrial Yarn Fabrication Processes |
title_short | Flexible Temperature Sensor Integration into E-Textiles Using Different Industrial Yarn Fabrication Processes |
title_sort | flexible temperature sensor integration into e-textiles using different industrial yarn fabrication processes |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6982775/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31877742 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s20010073 |
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