Title :
Fabric-based fluid handling platform with integrated analytical capability
Author :
Coyle, Shirley ; Yanzhe Wu ; King-Tong Lau ; Wallace, G.G. ; Diamond, D.
Author_Institution :
Dublin City Univ., Dublin
Abstract :
Bio-sensing textiles to perform on-body bio-chemical analysis are a novel concept in the field of wearable technologies. This work is part of BioTex, an EU funded project aiming to develop textile -based sensors for monitoring biological fluids. A fabric-based fluid handling system has been developed which has promising advantages including potential for sophisticated control of functions like sample application, reagent addition, inclusion of reaction manifold, separation of sample components, variety of detection modes and addition of calibrants; zero power requirement for the transport of liquid; compact structure, easy to fabricate.
Keywords :
biochemistry; biomedical equipment; biomedical measurement; biosensors; chemical variables measurement; fabrics; BioTex; EU funded project; bio-sensing textiles; biological fluids monitoring; fabric fluidic channel; fabric-based fluid handling system; fabric-based fluidic device; on-body bio-chemical analysis; reagent addition; sample components separation; textile -based sensors; wearable technologies; Biosensors; Fabrics; Fluid flow control; Information analysis; Intelligent sensors; Monitoring; Performance analysis; Textiles; Valves; Wearable sensors; Biosensing Techniques; Body Fluids; Flow Injection Analysis; Humans; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; Nylons;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2007. EMBS 2007. 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lyon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0787-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353835
