Smart Textiles for Medicine and Healthcare

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ISBN: 9781845690274 | 1845690273
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Copyright: 2/21/2007

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Smart or intelligent textiles are a relatively novel area of research in the textile industry with enormous potential for healthcare industry applications. This book provides a unique insight into recent developments in the ways that smart textiles are being used in the medical field. The first part of the book assesses trends in smart medical textiles. Chapters cover topics such as wound care materials, drug-based release systems and electronic sensors for healthcare. The second part of the book discusses the role of smart textiles in monitoring the health of particular groups such as pregnant women, children, the elderly and those with particular physical disabilities. With its distinguished editor and team of international contributors, this book provides a unique and essential reference source to those concerned with intelligent textiles in healthcare. Book jacket.

Contributor contact details	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
Types of smart medical textile
Trends in smart medical textiles	p. 3
Introduction	p. 3
Advantages of textiles in medical and healthcare	p. 4
Drivers for smart textiles in medical care	p. 8
Examples of research and product development	p. 12
Future trends	p. 20
Conclusions	p. 23
Sources of further information and advice	p. 24
References	p. 25
Smart wound-care materials	p. 27
Introduction	p. 27
Functional requirement for modern wound-care materials	p. 29
Smart materials used in modern wound-care products	p. 31
Composite wound-care products	p. 41
Current developments and future trends	p. 42
Sources of further information and advice	p. 47
References	p. 48
Textile-based drug release systems	p. 50
Introduction	p. 50
Mechanisms of drug release	p. 52
Characteristics and application of drug release systems	p. 58
Future trends	p. 69
Acknowledgements	p. 70
References and further reading	p. 70
Application of phase change and shape memory materials in medical textiles	p. 74
Introduction	p. 74
Physical effects	p. 75
Materials	p. 78
Application in medical textiles	p. 81
Future trends	p. 85
Sources of further information and advice	p. 85
References	p. 86
The use of electronics in medical textiles	p. 88
Introduction	p. 88
Challenges when integrating electronics in textiles	p. 91
Textile-based electronic components	p. 91
Power management	p. 96
Packaging issues	p. 101
Future trends	p. 103
Sources of further information and advice	p. 103
Acknowledgements	p. 104
References	p. 104
Textile sensors for healthcare	p. 106
Introduction	p. 106
Smart textiles	p. 107
Conductive fibres and fibrous materials	p. 109
Testing of ECG electrodes	p. 112
Testing of strain sensors	p. 116
Future applications of smart textiles	p. 119
Conclusions	p. 121
References	p. 122
Smart dyes for medical and other textiles	p. 123
Introduction	p. 123
Colour change mechanisms	p. 124
Advantages and limitations of application	p. 132
Examples of application	p. 134
Application processes	p. 139
Future trends	p. 142
Sources of further information and advice	p. 146
References	p. 147
Smart medical textiles for particular types of patient
Intelligent garments for prehospital emergency care	p. 153
Introduction	p. 153
Different cases and situations	p. 154
Circumstances	p. 154
Vital functions	p. 154
Monitoring of vital functions	p. 155
Selection of monitoring methods	p. 157
Interpretation of monitored parameters	p. 157
Telemedicine	p. 158
Negative effects of transportation on vital parameters	p. 158
Patient chart	p. 159
Data security	p. 159
Day surgery	p. 159
Protective covering	p. 160
An integrated monitoring of vital functions	p. 161
Mobile isolation	p. 161
Optimal smart solution for prehospital emergency care	p. 162
Conclusions	p. 164
References	p. 164
Smart medical textiles in rehabilitation	p. 166
Introduction	p. 166
Smart textiles in rehabilitation	p. 167
Applications	p. 173
Future trends	p. 176
Sources of further information and advice	p. 180
References	p. 181
Smart medical textiles for monitoring pregnancy	p. 183
Introduction	p. 183
Methodology	p. 186
Results	p. 199
Discussion	p. 200
Acknowledgements	p. 204
References	p. 204
Smart textiles for monitoring children in hospital	p. 206
Introduction	p. 206
Concepts	p. 207
Smart textiles for children in a hospital environment	p. 208
Conclusion	p. 218
Acknowledgements	p. 220
References	p. 220
Wearable textiles for rehabilitation of disabled patients using pneumatic systems	p. 221
Introduction	p. 221
Deformable pneumatic actuators	p. 222
State of the art: applications and research	p. 242
Future trends	p. 249
References	p. 251
Wearable assistants for mobile health monitoring	p. 253
Introduction	p. 253
Vision of wearable health assistant	p. 253
Approach	p. 255
Electronic textile technology	p. 256
Context recognition technology	p. 268
Wearable components	p. 268
Applications	p. 269
Outlook	p. 272
Acknowledgement	p. 272
References	p. 272
Smart medical textiles for monitoring patients with heart conditions	p. 275
Introduction	p. 275
Personal health care: from monitoring to coaching	p. 279
Technical challenges for monitoring, analysis and feedback	p. 282
Evolution of MyHeart approach and related work	p. 294
Sources of further information and advice	p. 297
Acknowledgements	p. 297
References	p. 297
Index	p. 302
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