Textile-based printable electrodes for electrochemical sensing
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsJoseph Wang, Joshua Ray Windmiller
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Abstract
Techniques and systems are disclosed for implementing textile-based screen-printed amperometric or potentiometric sensors. The chemical sensor can include carbon based electrodes to detect at least one of NADH, hydrogen peroxide, potassium ferrocyanide, TNT or DNT, in liquid or vapor phase. In one application, underwater presence of chemicals such as heavy metals and explosives is detected using the textile-based sensors.
Claims9
An item of textile or clothing, comprising a chemical sensor incorporated into textile or clothing, the chemical sensor comprising at least one of an amperometric sensor or a potentiometric sensor;
- the chemical sensor being positioned on a portion of the item of textile or clothing that comes in direct body contact;
- at least one carbon based electrode to detect at least one of physiologically-relevant analyte and nitro- or nitrate-based explosive, in liquid or vapor phase;
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- flexible electronic equipment, integrated on a surface of the textile or clothing, to communicate results of sensing by the chemical sensor.
An item of textile or clothing comprising a chemical sensor incorporated into textile or clothing, the chemical sensor comprising at least one of an amperometric sensor and a potentiometric sensor;
- the sensor further comprising a chemically selective layer;
- wherein the chemically selective layer comprises a permselective coating or a catalytic layer;
- and wherein the chemical sensor is positioned on a portion of the item of textile or clothing that comes in direct body contact;
- and wherein the item of textile or clothing comprises flexible electronic equipment, integrated on a surface of the textile or clothing, to communicate results of sensing by the chemical sensor.
A textile-integrated chemical sensor system, comprising:
- a wearable textile material;
- a chemical sensor incorporated onto the textile material;
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- flexible electronic equipment, integrated on a surface of the wearable textile material, for displaying and communicating results of sensing by the chemical sensor;
- wherein at least one of the chemical sensors, support electronics, a display, power and communication functions are implemented in a custom integrated circuit chip.
A method of performing at least one of the following operations using a textile-integrated chemical sensor system, the operations including sweat monitoring for alcohol levels, monitoring of performance/stress/exertion levels, monitoring of incontinence products, wearable heart-rate, or blood-pressure, or monitoring of toxic gases or chemical agents,
- wherein the textile-integrated chemical sensor system comprises:
- a wearable textile material;
- a chemical sensor incorporated onto the textile material;
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- flexible electronic equipment, integrated on a surface of the wearable textile material, for displaying and communicating results of sensing by the chemical sensor;
- wherein at least one of the chemical sensors, support electronics, a display, power and communication functions are implemented in a custom integrated circuit chip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.