Utilization of Smart Textiles in Healthcare

Year 2015, Volume: 5 Issue: 4, 1025 - 1033, 01.12.2015

Vedat Özyangan Vassilya Abdulova

Abstract

Healthcare related smart clothes, which are in contact with almost all the surface of the skin,
offer huge potential for the location of sensors for non-invasive measurements. The term “Smart
Textiles” refers to a broad field of studies and products that extend the functionality and usefulness
of common fabrics. In this paper, we discuss the utilization of smart textiles in healthcare.

Keywords

Smart textiles, E-textile, E-textile for healthcare, Wearable computing