TecInTex: Technology Integration into Textiles: Empowering Health

Gerhard Trster

Structure
Partners
ETH Zrich Electronics Lab (G. Trster, G. Salvatore)

EMPA St Gallen, Dbendorf (R.Rossi, M.Heuberger, F. Clemens)

CSEM Neuchatel (G. Voirin, J. Luprano) University Hospital Zurich (M. Wolf) Paraplegic Center Nottwil (U.Baumberger) industrial partners

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Mission of TecInTex:
Provide the core modules to design and to manufacture sensing and acting textiles

From fibres to clothes to people

Fibres Fabrics
Clothes Evaluation

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Healthcare Demonstrators
NIRS (Near Infrared Spectroscopy) in socks images O2
Early detection and treatment of peripheral vascular disease (PVD)
Detector Light Source enough O2 lack of O2

Intelligent underwear for paraplegic people to prevent and to treat ulcer

High decubitus risk

pressure humidity temperature oxygenation

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Highlights
E-fibers O-fibers E-stripes

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Metal/plasma polymer nanocomposite coatings

TEM micrographs of Ag/C:H plasma polymer coating with microstructure in the percolation region.

resistivity sensitive to pressure, strain, humidity

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PEDOT:PSS Coatings on Metallized Fibers: Process

Heater 2

Heater 1

Uncoat PEDOT ed fiber :PSS solution

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Coated fiber

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PEDOT:PSS Coatings on Metallized Fibers Conductivity

Doping
PEDOT:PSS with 10% dopant

Multi-Layer
PEDOT:PSS with 10% DMSO

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PEDOT:PSS Coatings on Metallized Fibers Results

Thin Coatings on Single Fibers
Uncoated silver metallized PA fiber
Coated with PEDOT:PSS
750 nm

100m

30m

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Pressure Sensor based on elastic polymer fibers

out-coupled light applied pressure Light Intensity I0
Light Intensity I1

Optical Fiber

out-coupled light

100% 90% 80% Normalized signal 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 0 100 Time [s] 200 300 400

Sensitivity 0.2 N/cm to 20 N/cm .

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Biosensing using optical fibers

Monitoring of pH and protease activity on the skin, e.g. in chronic wounds

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pH- Sensing
pH dyes encapsulated in porous sol-gel

pH

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Protease (MMP9) activity detection

Digestion of colored layer
80 g/mL

MMP9

30 g/mL

200 g/mL

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Prototype for sensing optical fibers

LabView Interface

Fluidic cell

PD Acquisition card and optics

Real-time pH measurement in 10% blood serum

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Opto-electronic components for prototype

Optical couplers

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Perfusion measurement with POF

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E-Stripes: Thin film technology into textiles

Planar thinfilm technology
Sensors Transistors Integrated circuits

Small (< 0.5mm) stripes woven into textiles

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Weaving using Production Tools

~ 1.6 m wide Stripes 1 2 mm

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Embroidery

18 cm

45 cm

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Gas sensors with Carbon-Black: Process flow

Polymers: PVP, PVUB, PIB, PS

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Gas sensors: sensitivity

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Sensor Fusion (PCA Principal Component Analysis)

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IGZO-bendable 1m-TFTs:

Thin film devices fabricated on flexible plastic substrate

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Outlook
Design and validation of the demonstrators
ethical approval biocompatibility approval clinical setting pilot studies

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