WEARABLE REMOTE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING SYSTEM
A wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system. The system includes a garment having at least one nanostructured, textile-integrated electrode attached thereto; a control module in electrical communication with the at least one nanostructured, textile-integrated sensor; and a remote computing system in communication with the control module.
1 . A wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system, comprising:
a garment having at least one nanostructured, textile-integrated electrode attached thereto;
a control module in electrical communication with the at least one nanostructured, textile-integrated sensor; and
a remote computing system in communication with the control module.
2 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of physiological sensors selected from the group consisting of a photoplethysmography sensor, an acoustic sensor, a temperature sensor, and a strain sensor.
3 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of nanostructured, textile-integrated electrodes arranged on the garment to collect an electrocardiogram signal from a wearer of the garment.
4 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 2 , wherein the acoustic sensor is attached to the garment to collect acoustic signals from a heart of a wearer of the garment.
5 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 2 , wherein the temperature sensor comprises a resistive temperature detector, a thermistor, and an infrared photodiode detector.
6 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 2 , wherein the strain sensor comprises a piezoresistive respiration effort sensor to monitor breathing of a wearer of the garment.
7 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 2 , further comprising a plurality of photoplethysmography sensors coupled to the garment or an armband.
8 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 2 , wherein the physiological sensors are electrically connected to the control module by silver-coated thread.
9 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the remote computing system communicates with the control module using radio-frequency communications.
10 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one nanostructured, textile-integrated electrode comprises a dry contact sensor.
11 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one nanostructured, textile-integrated electrode comprises a fiber having a plurality of nanostructures projecting therefrom.
12 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 11 , wherein the nanostructures project from the fiber less than one micrometer.
13 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of nanostructures comprises at least one of a one-dimensional nanostructure, a two-dimensional nanostructure, and a three-dimensional nanostructure.
14 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 13 , wherein the one-dimensional structure comprises a wire or a tube.
15 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 13 , wherein the two-dimensional structure comprises a bump.
16 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 13 , wherein the three-dimensional structure comprises a helical structure.
17 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 16 , wherein the helical structure is a right-handed helical structure.
18 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 11 , wherein the fiber is electrically conductive.
19 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 11 , wherein the fiber comprises a textile coated with an electrically conductive material.
20 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 19 , wherein the electrically conductive material is silver.
21 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 11 , wherein the fiber comprises a textile intertwined with an electrically conductive material.
22 . The wearable remote electrophysiological monitoring system of claim 11 , wherein the nanostructures comprise at least one of gold, silver, steel, or textile.