title: Advances in textile sensing and actuation for e-textile applications.
abstract: SMART fabrics and interactive textiles (SFIT) are conceived as innovative textile structure integrating sensing, actuation, electronic, and power and/or communication functions. Due to their multifunctional interactivity, enabled by wearable devices that are flexible and conformable to the human body, e-textiles are considered relevant promoters of a higher quality of life and progress in biomedicine, as well as in several health-focused disciplines, such as biomonitoring, rehabilitation, telemedicine, teleassistance, ergonomics and sport medicine.
authors.affiliation: Smartex Laboratories, Prato, Italy. rita@smartex.it
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Paradiso
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Rossi
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D003020:Clothing; D003205:Computing Methodologies; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D013784:Textiles; D014159:Transducers