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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 49
• the inner layer is made of Coolmax 3 or Outlast ® . The heartbeat sensors are embroidered in this layer, using Aracon ® . Electrically heated Gorix ® panels provide local heat A specially designed CPU (8MB flash memory and 16 MB RAM), based on a Hitachi H8/3003 micro controller, was integrated in the back of the external layer. Motion sensors and a wireless communication unit were put in the head control unit. In addition, 5 more processing units were incorporated in the suit. Thin, flexible cables for energy transmission between the different instruments were hidden in the garment structure. Conductive fibres were used for data transmission. A GPS (Global Positioning System), as well as a Cellular engine for mobile communication were integrated in the suit. After testing different possibilities, conventional batteries were chosen for the energy provision. It must be possible for the batteries to operate for 24 hours and to be rechargeable at the snowmobile. The suit is capable of making autonomously the decision of calling for help when an accident takes place. However, besides emergency functions, the suit can be used for navigation, receiving weather forecasts and present duration of daylight [106]. Another example from the healthcare sector is the LifeShirt marketed by the American company VivoMetrics. It is a vest with embedded electrodes for heart monitoring and three conductive bands that gauge the movement of the heart and lungs from changes in their magnetic fields. The sensors record up to 30 vital variables, such as ECG, respiratory rate and pulse. A belt-mounted device records the data and can send it to a doctor who might notice dangerous patterns and adjust medications accordingly. However, the shirt simply acts as a carrier of conventional cables and electronic devices. Fig. 45 Optional Serial Expansion Module (SEM) of the Lifeshirt 3 COOLMAX is a high-performant fabric, launched by Du Pont and based on the polyester fibre Dacron®. The fabric transports transpiration fluid from the body to the external layer of the textile, where it dries faster than with a traditional textile. 50
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Page 65 and 66: Fig. 54 The smart second skin [120]
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material which scatters or diffuses
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