Investigation of the Impact of Environmental Parameters on Breath Frequency Measurement by a Textile Sensor

• Main Authors: Ewa Skrzetuska, Jarosław Wojciechowski
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
• Series: Sensors
• Subjects: sensors; nanomaterials functionalization; textile actuator; textronic; monitor; human body; carbon nanotubes; screen printing
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/4/1179

The aim of this work was to develop sensors that enable the monitoring of respiratory frequencies and will be competitive at a global level in replacing conventional electronic sensors based on rigid and uncomfortable materials. The preliminary work carried out showed the real possibility of creating flat fibrous products containing carbon nanotubes with sensory properties. Bearing in mind the production of a textile deformation sensor, textile materials with high elasticity and deformation reversibility were used in the preliminary studies. The authors assumed that it would be possible to conduct registration associated with the measurement of pneumography continuously in various atmospheric conditions and with varying intensification of human physical activity. The conducted experiment allows us to state that the resistance at the level of 10 kΩ is sufficient to collect results of breathing frequency at rest and after physical effort.