A5066189541- Textile materials and evaluations
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Antenna Design and Analysis
- Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection
- Silk-based biomaterials and applications
- Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Tactile and Sensory Interactions
- Wireless Body Area Networks
- Research in Cotton Cultivation
- Architecture and Computational Design
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers
- Bluetooth and Wireless Communication Technologies
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
- Crafts, Textile, and Design
- Color perception and design
- EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Green IT and Sustainability
- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
- Silkworms and Sericulture Research
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Structural Analysis and Optimization
Ghent University
2016-2025
Ghent University Hospital
2010-2022
Ablynx (Belgium)
2020
Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași
2019
University of Maribor
2019
Research and Testing Institute Plzen (Czechia)
2019
National Research & Development Institute for Textiles and Leather
2019
Bandung Institute of Technology
2019
Hautes Études d'Ingénieur
2014
The introduction of intelligent textile systems to increase the wearer's level protection has exposed necessity wearable communication tools and led research in antennas.However, most fabrics are quite thin (0.5 mm), making it challenging for antenna designers provide an which operates adequately resiliently 2.4-2.4835-GHzindustrial-scientific-medical bandwidth.Flexible pad foam is commonly available protective clothing overcomes these constraints by providing a uniform, stable, sufficient...
The emergence of wearable textile systems in recent years exhibited the need for wireless communication tools integratable into garments. In literature, several planar antenna designs based on materials have been presented, however, without an adapted feeding structure applications. An aperture-coupled patch (ACPA) meets this requirement since rigid coaxial feed is replaced by a microstrip line that couples its power through aperture ground plane. This letter presents first ACPA entirely...
After technical textiles and functional textiles, smart came into force a few years back. The term “smart textiles” covers broad range. application possibilities are only limited by our imagination creativity. Hence it is not simple for the readers of many articles that have been published to distinguish where reality ends fiction begins. In this paper, further explored what precisely mean. second part, an analysis made possibilities, state affairs need research, including research in...
A single-feed rectangular-ring textile antenna is proposed for wireless body area networks operating in the 2.45 GHz ISM band. The conductive parts of planar consist FlecTron®, whereas fleece fabric used as non-conductive substrate. This results a highly efficient, flexible and wearable to be integrated garments. robustness characteristics with respect bending proven.
The next generation of garments is sensorized, and therefore requires an adapted wireless communication tool such as a textile antenna. However, when integrating this flexible antenna into clothing, stable reliable functioning in the operating frequency range required. Climatic changes, especially altering relative humidity, might influence performance. This effect has to be taken consideration selecting materials that comprise A variety substrate been investigated paper. It was found...
Though industrial exploitation of smart textile systems is still in its infancy, the technological implementation increasing. This result substantial research and development investments directed towards this emerging field. In order to stimulate progress textiles, developments need be identified selectively strengthened. Hence, issue reports on a three-dimensional roadmap textiles. It aims at contributing set future actions research, education technology development. Research activities are...
In this work, we have successfully produced a conductive and stretchable knitted cotton fabric by screen printing of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) poly(dimethylsiloxane-b-ethylene oxide)(PDMS-b-PEO) polymer composite. It was observed that the mechanical electrical properties highly depend on proportion polymers, which opens new window to produce PEDOT:PSS-based with distinctive for different application areas. The bending length analysis proved flexural...
Long-term electrocardiography (ECG) monitoring is very essential for the early detection and treatment of cardiovascular disorders. However, commercially used silver/silver chloride (Ag/AgCl) electrodes have drawbacks, these become more obvious during long-term signal monitoring, making them inconvenient this use. In study, we developed silver printed textile from knitted cotton polyester fabric ECG monitoring. The surface resistance was 1.64 Ω/sq 1.78 electrodes. performance studied by...
So-called “wearable textile systems” are intended to improve the quality of life by enhancing wearer's functionalities. Garments having ability monitor biosignals and communicate with environment can, for example, provide continuous information about a person's state health. These data can be valuable medical input, but also in emergency operations such as fire extinguishing, it tool decide on operability fighter. However, wireless communication requires antennas. When preserving properties...
Abstract Electroencephalogram (EEG) is the biopotential recording of electrical signals generated by brain activity. It useful for monitoring sleep quality and alertness, clinical applications, diagnosis, treatment patients with epilepsy, disease Parkinson other neurological disorders, as well continuous tiredness/alertness in field. We provide a review textile-based EEG. Most developed EEGs remain on shelves only published research results due to limitation flexibility, stickability,...