Development of smart textiles for biosignal monitoring using conductive polymer

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K16407
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: Suzuka University of Medical Science
• Principal Investigator: Nakamura taro 鈴鹿医療科学大学, 医用工学部, 助教 (70373082)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: ウェアラブル / IPMC / センサ / スマートテキスタイル / 生体計測

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, we developed an ion polymer metal compound (IPMC) sensor to facilitate smart textile for patient monitoring. We developed a sensor system to measure human movements and bioelectric signals, and evaluated its characteristics. IPMC, conventionally reported as a bending sensor, was configured into a spiral shape in order to measure three dimensional displacements by sensing rotational and stretch motion. We have used gold plate of IPMC as biopotential surface signal electrodes and measured EMG. We investigated the electric characteristic of electrodes using IPMC and showed their practical feasibility as motion sensor and as bioelectric signal electrodes.

Free Research Field

人間医工学