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The shirt can already be bought at the online shop of the company. The product palette ranges from
100% merino wool shirt, to 100% Polypropylene and 50% cotton and 50% acetate shirt for women and
men. The prices range between 248 and 258 Euro [104].
Medical research has shown that infra-red radiation is of benefit in the treatment of soft tissue,
muscular injury and strain. The company Gorix therefore developed the ‘INFRA-THERM THERAPY
SYSTEM’. The system is of low voltage and consists of an impregnated infra-red emitting element that
is encapsulated in a multi-layered sandwich construction. With this construction it is possible to guide
the x-rays in the right direction, avoiding that they are radiating out in random manner. They produced
heated diving suit and heated blankets for horses [105].
2.1.4.2.1 Patents published
2.1.4.3 Wearable electronics for health, wellness, motion, fitness or mood
Wearable electronic garments can incorporate a variety of medical sensors and monitoring devices to
record the physical status of humans as well as their environment on a continuous basis. Information
can be stored and downloaded at a later time or directly transmitted in real-time to a monitoring
station.
Additionally, sensors are attached to such as bandages to determine factors that impact on a variety
of problems, e.g. poor blood circulation or bedsores.
This chapter deals with wearable electronic devices for the detection of specific features like heart
rate, respiration rates or body temperature.
In 1998, several partners from industry and also academic institutions (Reima-Tutta Oy, The
University Of Lapland, The Tampere University of Technology, Suunto Oy, Polar-Electro Oy and
DuPont Advanced Fibre Systems) started a smart clothing project to develop a functioning smart
clothing prototype that increases the wearers possibilities of survival in arctic conditions and to
increase safety to prevent accidents. This Siberian suit incorporates a heart rate monitor with
embroidered electrodes, acceleration sensor, several thermal sensors and a humidity sensor. For
these purposes the prototype consists of 3 textile layers:
• the external layer consists of a textile material adapted to outside circumstances
• the middle layer is a fleece which has to produce heat
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