Designing with Smart Textiles: A new Research Program

Nilsson, Linnéa; Vallgårda, Anna; Worbin, Linda

doi:10.21606/nordes.2011.036

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“…From the electromechanical, the samples in the wale direction has higher ∆R/R0 values to make it preferable as a final sensor than the sensor in the course direction [34], [35].…”

Section: H Electromechanical Testmentioning

confidence: 99%

Study, Design and Development of Biocompatible Graphene-Based Piezoresistive Wearable Sensors for Human Monitoring

Marra,

Preziosi,

Tamburrano

et al. 2024

IEEE Sensors J.

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Wearable systems have become an integral part of our daily lives. Scientific research has succeeded in integrating various systems for monitoring human physiological parameters, such as heart rate, respiration, sweating, and more. In this context, the proposed work focuses on the study, design, and development of an innovative wearable sensor based on graphene. The device was produced using a screen-printing ink filled with graphene nanoplatelets and it was integrated into a fabric through the transfer printing process. The graphene-filled ink was optimized with respect to the filler concentration, enabling the production of a smart textile that incorporates high-performance deformation sensors. Another innovative aspect of this study concerns the investigation of the biocompatibility of the sensor-integrated fabric through in vitro tests using human keratinocytes. Lastly, the sensor was integrated into a garment and tested in an operational environment for the monitoring of elbow joint movement.The results obtained indicate the potential to scale up the developed sensor technology, according to the specific considered application, while maintaining high sensitivity and process scalability. Furthermore, ensuring biocompatibility makes the proposed solution valuable for human monitoring using wearable devices.

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“…From the electromechanical, the samples in the wale direction has higher ∆R/R0 values to make it preferable as a final sensor than the sensor in the course direction [34], [35].…”

Section: H Electromechanical Testmentioning

confidence: 99%

Study, Design and Development of Biocompatible Graphene-Based Piezoresistive Wearable Sensors for Human Monitoring

Marra,

Preziosi,

Tamburrano

et al. 2024

IEEE Sensors J.

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“…This mission is non-trivial as combining computation with textiles is a time consuming and complex process compared to producing traditional textiles. Efforts in engaging designers with lo-fi computation and textiles to reduce this barrier have already shown the promise of incorporating hands-on, experimental work to better understand the spatial-temporal relationship of these materials [21,28].…”

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TEX(alive): A TOOLKIT TO EXPLORE TEMPORAL EXPRESSIONS IN SHAPE-CHANGING TEXTILE INTERFACES

Castro

Buso

et al. 2022

Designing Interactive Systems Conference

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Shape-changing textile interfaces have the potential to create unique functions, expressions, and interactions in everyday artifacts. However, the technical expertise required to fabricate and interact with these interfaces limits designers from rapidly iterating through diverse textile expressions. This pictorial presents TEX(alive), a low-cost and open-source physical-digital toolkit to facilitate the creation of temporal expressions in textile interfaces. TEX(alive) comprises pneumatic actuators that can be interactively configured across a 3d printed grid structure on the textile. Creative sessions with seven designers show that TEX(alive) supports the exploration of temporality in textile interfaces, opening up a design space for unforeseen future application scenarios and alivelike expressions in material-driven design. Finally, we suggest coupling TEX(alive) with a computational simulation tool to allow designers to predict spatial shape change when the textile interface increases in size or complexity.

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“…User interfaces on smart textiles open the door for more rewarding sensory interactions than the current flat screen surfaces we use in our everyday lives. Smart textiles appeal to our visual as well as our haptic perception and have the potential to be one of the more seamless ways users can interact with new technology [5].…”

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confidence: 99%

The Sound of Textile: An Interactive Tactile-Sonic Installation

Mlakar

Preindl

Pointner

et al. 2021

10th International Conference on Digital and Interactive Arts

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The Sound of Textile installation consists of seven interactive textile stripes enhanced with sensing capabilities. The expressive textile textures invite visitors to touch them. Every established connection between the visitor and the textile triggers a specific sound serving as an invitation into the imaginative world of stories and emotions. The selection of textiles and sounds has been established from collecting associations that arose in the authors when moving our fingers over specific textures. This introspective journey is the artistic counterpart to our HCI development of smart textiles, concerned with enhancing textiles with sensing capabilities, as well as finding ways to communicate interaction possibilities within the medium. The installation, therefore, serves as an intense sensory experience for the user, but also provides valuable insights on how we could design more meaningful interactions with smart textiles in future applications. CCS CONCEPTS• Human-centered computing → Interaction design; Interaction design process and methods; Interface design prototyping.

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Designing with Smart Textiles: A new Research Program

Cited by 5 publications

References 8 publications

Study, Design and Development of Biocompatible Graphene-Based Piezoresistive Wearable Sensors for Human Monitoring

Study, Design and Development of Biocompatible Graphene-Based Piezoresistive Wearable Sensors for Human Monitoring

TEX(alive): A TOOLKIT TO EXPLORE TEMPORAL EXPRESSIONS IN SHAPE-CHANGING TEXTILE INTERFACES

The Sound of Textile: An Interactive Tactile-Sonic Installation

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