Textile Electrocardiogram (ECG) Electrodes for Wearable Health Monitoring
Wearable health-monitoring systems should be comfortable, non-stigmatizing, and able to achieve high data quality. Smart textiles with electronic elements integrated directly into fabrics offer a way to embed sensors into clothing seamlessly to serve these purposes. In this work, we demonstrate the...
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| description | Wearable health-monitoring systems should be comfortable, non-stigmatizing, and able to achieve high data quality. Smart textiles with electronic elements integrated directly into fabrics offer a way to embed sensors into clothing seamlessly to serve these purposes. In this work, we demonstrate the feasibility of electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring with sewn textile electrodes instead of traditional gel electrodes in a 3-lead, chest-mounted configuration. The textile electrodes are sewn with silver-coated thread in an overlapping zig zag pattern into an inextensible fabric. Sensor validation included ECG monitoring and comfort surveys with human subjects, stretch testing, and wash cycling. The electrodes were tested with the BIOPAC MP160 ECG data acquisition module. Sensors were placed on 8 subjects (5 males and 3 females) with double-sided tape. To detect differences in R peak detectability between traditional and sewn sensors, effect size was set at 10% of a sample mean for heart rate (HR) and R-R interval. Paired student’s t-tests were run between adhesive and sewn electrode data for R-R interval and average HR, and a Wilcoxon signed-rank test was run for comfort. No statistically significant difference was found between the traditional and textile electrodes (R-R interval: t = 1.43, <i>p</i> > 0.1; HR: t = −0.70, <i>p</i> > 0.5; comfort: V = 15, <i>p</i> > 0.5). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9be780cd63614af8af12a90bf3fd24f42022-12-22T04:00:21ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-02-01204101310.3390/s20041013s20041013Textile Electrocardiogram (ECG) Electrodes for Wearable Health MonitoringKatya Arquilla0Andrea K. Webb1Allison P. Anderson2Ann and H. J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USAThe Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02139, USAAnn and H. J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USAWearable health-monitoring systems should be comfortable, non-stigmatizing, and able to achieve high data quality. Smart textiles with electronic elements integrated directly into fabrics offer a way to embed sensors into clothing seamlessly to serve these purposes. In this work, we demonstrate the feasibility of electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring with sewn textile electrodes instead of traditional gel electrodes in a 3-lead, chest-mounted configuration. The textile electrodes are sewn with silver-coated thread in an overlapping zig zag pattern into an inextensible fabric. Sensor validation included ECG monitoring and comfort surveys with human subjects, stretch testing, and wash cycling. The electrodes were tested with the BIOPAC MP160 ECG data acquisition module. Sensors were placed on 8 subjects (5 males and 3 females) with double-sided tape. To detect differences in R peak detectability between traditional and sewn sensors, effect size was set at 10% of a sample mean for heart rate (HR) and R-R interval. Paired student’s t-tests were run between adhesive and sewn electrode data for R-R interval and average HR, and a Wilcoxon signed-rank test was run for comfort. No statistically significant difference was found between the traditional and textile electrodes (R-R interval: t = 1.43, <i>p</i> > 0.1; HR: t = −0.70, <i>p</i> > 0.5; comfort: V = 15, <i>p</i> > 0.5).https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/4/1013smart textilese-textileswearables |
| spellingShingle | Katya Arquilla Andrea K. Webb Allison P. Anderson Textile Electrocardiogram (ECG) Electrodes for Wearable Health Monitoring Sensors smart textiles e-textiles wearables |
| title | Textile Electrocardiogram (ECG) Electrodes for Wearable Health Monitoring |
| title_full | Textile Electrocardiogram (ECG) Electrodes for Wearable Health Monitoring |
| title_fullStr | Textile Electrocardiogram (ECG) Electrodes for Wearable Health Monitoring |
| title_full_unstemmed | Textile Electrocardiogram (ECG) Electrodes for Wearable Health Monitoring |
| title_short | Textile Electrocardiogram (ECG) Electrodes for Wearable Health Monitoring |
| title_sort | textile electrocardiogram ecg electrodes for wearable health monitoring |
| topic | smart textiles e-textiles wearables |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/4/1013 |
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