Smart Textiles for Medicine and Healthcare
by Van LangenhoveEdition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2007-02-21
Publisher(s): Elsevier Science
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Summary
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.
Table of Contents
| 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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