A wearable health care system based on knitted integrated sensors.

A comfortable health monitoring system named WEALTHY is presented. The system is based on a textile wearable interface implemented by integrating sensors, electrodes, and connections in fabric form, advanced signal processing techniques, and modern telecommunication systems. Sensors, electrodes and...

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Published in:	IEEE Transactions on information technology in biomedicine 9, 3 (2005).
Main Author:	Paradiso, R.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Biomedical signal processing technique. Cardiovascular disease. Conductive yarn. Electrocardiogram. Fabric electrode. Fabric sensing element. Fabric sensor. Health monitoring system. Health risk. Knitted integrated sensor. Piezoresistive yarn. Rehabilitation. Respiratory signal acquisition. Sensorized knitted fabric. Telecommunication system. Textile wearable interface. Wearable health care system.