Polymer temperature sensor for textronic applications

The aim of this paper is to present research work of designing prototype textile sensors dedicated to human body temperature measurements. The sensor construction was especially elaborated to be integrated into protective clothing as a practical realization of intelligent e-textile concept. These types of sensors should be easily incorporable in clothing structures without disturbance of fabric flexibility (Carpi and De Rossi [3]). The construction of the new type functional sensor testing is presented and illustrated by its parameters and thermal characteristics.