The Suitability of Silver Yarn Electrodes for Mobile EKG Monitoring

Structural and morphological characterizations of MWCNTs hybrid coating onto cotton fabric as potential humidity and temperature wearable sensor

“…Textile fibers can be spun with conductive particles distributed throughout the fibers or only in the cores [14,15] [14] [15]. Otherwise, metallic yarns can be inserted in woven or knitted constructions [16] [16]. Also at the level of nanofibers [17] [17] it is possible to provide textile fibers with electroconductive properties.…”

Structural design and physical characteristics of modified ring-spun yarns intended for e-textiles: A comparative study

“…The development of wearable e-textiles has recently gained considerable momentum, and the implementation of such textiles, capable of being applied as electrodes, 1,2 sensors 1,3–8 or heating elements, 3,8 is crucial in several fields of practical applications, such as sport, rehabilitation, communication, monitoring, 9–11 and esthetic design. 12 One interesting application is their use as a strain-sensor.…”

“…Often, chemical methods are used to produce conductive yarns, by integrating conductive particles, 13,18–20 polymers 1,21 into yarns or by coating with a conductive layer. 15,22 Furthermore, conductive yarns produced by physical spinning techniques are inelastic, 10,23 rigid, 16,24 and also exhibit a metallic touch-feeling. 25 Nevertheless, elastic-conductive yarns, which possess both conductive and elastic behaviors, cannot be obtained from the vast majority of patents 26–30 and literature.…”