The IRMA Community
Newsletters
Research IRM
Click a keyword to search titles using our InfoSci-OnDemand powered search:
|
Smart Textiles in Neonatal Monitoring: Enabling Unobtrusive Monitoring at the NICU
|
|
Author(s): Fernando Seoane (University of Borås, and Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden), Sibrecht Bouwstra (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands), Juan Carlos Marquez (University of Borås, and Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden), Johan Löfhede (University of Borås, Sweden)and Kaj Lindecrantz (Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 15
Source title:
Neonatal Monitoring Technologies: Design for Integrated Solutions
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Wei Chen (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands), Sidarto Bambang Oetomo (Máxima Medical Center, The Netherlands)and Loe Feijs (Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0975-4.ch003
Purchase
|
Abstract
Prematurely born and critically ill babies admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit require round-the-clock monitoring of vital signs and in special cases additional parameters such as brain functioning monitoring. Although close monitoring is fundamental for a good developmental outcome, the monitor systems are obtrusive, causing stress for the baby and hampering parent-child contact. New developments in textile and electronics offer opportunity in greatly improving the comfort and appearance of the monitoring systems for ECG as well as EEG monitoring by replacing the adhesive electrodes with textile electrodes. The authors present the designs of a neonatal jacket containing textile electrodes for ECG monitoring and textile electrodes intended to be integrated in a cap for brain functioning monitoring. The initial results presented show good prospect for further development. Accuracy and reliability are challenges specific for the medical application of smart textiles such as in neonatal monitoring. Furthermore, the mass-production of smart textiles requires improvement before smart garments can be introduced to the practice of neonatal care.
Related Content
|
David Edson Ribeiro, Valter Augusto de Freitas Barbosa, Clarisse Lins de Lima, Ricardo Emmanuel de Souza, Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos.
© 2021.
15 pages.
|
|
Juliana Carneiro Gomes, Maíra Araújo de Santana, Clarisse Lins de Lima, Ricardo Emmanuel de Souza, Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos.
© 2021.
12 pages.
|
|
Maíra Araújo de Santana, Jessiane Mônica Silva Pereira, Clarisse Lins de Lima, Maria Beatriz Jacinto de Almeida, José Filipe Silva de Andrade, Thifany Ketuli Silva de Souza, Rita de Cássia Fernandes de Lima, Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos.
© 2021.
19 pages.
|
|
Jessiane Mônica Silva Pereira, Maíra Araújo de Santana, Clarisse Lins de Lima, Rita de Cássia Fernandes de Lima, Sidney Marlon Lopes de Lima, Wellington Pinheiro dos Santos.
© 2021.
25 pages.
|
|
Adriel dos Santos Araujo, Roger Resmini, Maira Beatriz Hernandez Moran, Milena Henriques de Sousa Issa, Aura Conci.
© 2021.
35 pages.
|
|
Abir Baâzaoui, Walid Barhoumi.
© 2021.
21 pages.
|
|
Marcus Costa de Araújo, Luciete Alves Bezerra, Kamila Fernanda Ferreira da Cunha Queiroz, Nadja A. Espíndola, Ladjane Coelho dos Santos, Francisco George S. Santos, Rita de Cássia Fernandes de Lima.
© 2021.
44 pages.
|
|
|