Flexible e-textile sensors for real-time health monitoring at microwave frequencies

International Journal on Smart Sensing and Intelligent Systems

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 31-47

  Mason, A ^a   Wylie, S ^a   Korostynska, O ^a   Cordova Lopez, L E ^a   Al Shamma'a, A I ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advanced healthcare approach; Build in textile sensor; Flexible substrate; Personal health indicators; Real time monitoring

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE SENSORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SMART TEXTILES; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ADVANCED HEALTHCARE APPROACH; BUILD-IN TEXTILE SENSOR; FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATE; HEALTH INDICATORS; MICROWAVES FREQUENCY; PERSONAL HEALTH; PERSONAL HEALTH INDICATOR; REAL TIME MONITORING; TEXTILE MATERIALS; TEXTILE SENSORS;

HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84897704628     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11785608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21307/ijssis-2017-644     Document Type: Article

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