Wearable Electronics and Photonics

Wearable Electronics and Photonics
Author: Xiaoming Tao
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2005-03-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1845690443

Integrating electronics into clothing is a major new concept, which opens up a whole array of multi-functional, wearable electro-textiles for sensing/monitoring body functions, delivering communication facilities, data transfer, individual environment control, and many other applications. With revolutionary advancements occurring at an unprecedented rate in many fields of science and electronics the possibilities offered by wearable technologies are tremendous and widespread. These advancements will transform the world and will soon begin to permeate into commercial products.The first section of the book discusses the materials and devices used in the field, including electro-statically generated nanofibres, electroceramic fibres and composites and electroactive fabrics. It summarizes recent developments in electrically conductive fabric structures and puts together a few theoretical treatments of the electro-mechanical properties of various fabric structures. The next section reviews topics related to wearable photonics such as fibre optic sensors and integrated smart textile structures, the developments in various flexible photonic display technologies as well as looking at current communication apparel and optical fibre fabric displays. Next the book focuses on integrated structures and system architectures. Finally the issues facing a fashion designer working with wearables are explored.Wearable electronics and photonics covers many aspects of the cutting-edge research and development into this exciting field and provides a window through which only a small portion of the exciting emerging technology can be seen. With contributions from a panel of international experts in the field this is an essential guide for all electrical, textile and biomedical engineers as well as academics and fashion designers. - Stay one step ahead of the industry on this hot topic - Evaluates the major new concept of integrating electronics into clothing - Explores future trends for fashion and specialist clothing

Wearable Physical, Chemical and Biological Sensors

Wearable Physical, Chemical and Biological Sensors
Author: Eden Morales-Narvaez
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2022-02-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 012823234X

Wearable Physical, Chemical and Biological Sensors introduces readers of all backgrounds—chemistry, electronics, photonics, biology, microfluidics, materials, and more—to the fundamental principles needed to develop wearable sensors for a host of different applications. The capability to continuously monitor organ-related biomarkers, environmental exposure, movement disorders, and other health conditions using miniaturized devices that operate in real time provides numerous benefits, such as avoiding or delaying the onset of disease, saving resources allocated to public health, and making better decisions on medical diagnostics or treatment. Worn like glasses, masks, wristwatches, fitness bands, tattoo-like devices, or patches, wearables are being boosted by the Internet of Things in combination with smart mobile devices. Besides, wearables for smart agriculture are also covered. Written by experts in their respective fields, Wearable Physical, Chemical and Biological Sensors provides insights on how to design, fabricate, and operate these sensors. - Provides a holistic view of the field, covering physical, chemical, and biosensing approaches along with the advantages of their various functionalities - Covers all necessary elements for developing wearable sensors, including materials, biorecognition elements, transductions systems, signal amplification strategies, and system design considerations - Each chapter includes examples, summaries, and references for further reading

Smart Sensor Systems

Smart Sensor Systems
Author: Gerard Meijer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2014-04-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1118703170

With contributions from an internationally-renowned group of experts, this book uses a multidisciplinary approach to review recent developments in the field of smart sensor systems, covering important system and design aspects. It examines topics over the whole range of sensor technology from the theory and constraints of basic elements, physics and electronics, up to the level of application-orientated issues. Developed as a complementary volume to ‘Smart Sensor Systems’ (Wiley 2008), which introduces the basics of smart sensor systems, this volume focuses on emerging sensing technologies and applications, including: State-of-the-art techniques for designing smart sensors and smart sensor systems, including measurement techniques at system level, such as dynamic error correction, calibration, self-calibration and trimming. Circuit design for sensor systems, such as the design of precision instrumentation amplifiers. Impedance sensors, and the associated measurement techniques and electronics, that measure electrical characteristics to derive physical and biomedical parameters, such as blood viscosity or growth of micro-organisms. Complete sensor systems-on-a-chip, such as CMOS optical imagers and microarrays for DNA detection, and the associated circuit and micro-fabrication techniques. Vibratory gyroscopes and the associated electronics, employing mechanical and electrical signal amplification to enable low-power angular-rate sensing. Implantable smart sensors for neural interfacing in bio-medical applications. Smart combinations of energy harvesters and energy-storage devices for autonomous wireless sensors. Smart Sensor Systems: Emerging Technologies and Applications will greatly benefit final-year undergraduate and postgraduate students in the areas of electrical, mechanical and chemical engineering, and physics. Professional engineers and researchers in the microelectronics industry, including microsystem developers, will also find this a thorough and useful volume.

2D Materials for Surface Plasmon Resonance-based Sensors

2D Materials for Surface Plasmon Resonance-based Sensors
Author: Sanjeev Kumar Raghuwanshi
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2021-12-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1000485870

2D Materials for Surface Plasmon Resonance-based Sensors offers comprehensive coverage of recent design and development (including processing and fabrication) of 2D materials in the context of plasmonic-based devices. It provides a thorough overview of the basic principles and techniques used in the analysis and design of 2D material-based optical sensor systems. Beginning with the basic concepts of plasmon/plasmonic sensors and mathematical modelling, the authors explain the fundamental properties of 2D materials, including Black Phosphorus (BP), Phosphorene, Graphene, Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs), MXene's and SW-CNT. It also details the applications of these emerging materials in clinical diagnosis and their future trends. This text will be useful for practising engineers, undergraduate and postgraduate students. Key Features Presents the fundamental concepts of 2D material assisted fibre optic and prism based SPR sensor in a student-friendly manner. Includes the recent synthesis and characterization techniques of 2D materials. Provides computational results of recently discovered electronic and optical properties of the 2D materials along with their effectiveness in the field of plasmonic sensors. Presents emerging applications of novel 2D material-based plasmonic sensors in the field of chemical, bio-chemical and biosensing.

2D Semiconducting Materials for Electronic, Photonic, and Optoelectronic Devices

2D Semiconducting Materials for Electronic, Photonic, and Optoelectronic Devices
Author: Anuj Kumar
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2024-11-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 104011363X

Two-dimensional semiconducting materials (2D-SCMs) are the subject of intensive study in the fields of photonics and optoelectronics because of their unusual optical, electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties. The main objective of 2D Semiconducting Materials for Electronic, Photonic, and Optoelectronic Devices is to provide current, state-of-the-art knowledge of two-dimensional semiconducting materials for various applications. Two-dimensional semiconducting materials are the basic building blocks for making photodiodes, light-emitting diodes, light-detecting devices, data storage, telecommunications, and energy-storage devices. When it comes to two-dimensional semiconducting materials, electronic, photonic, and optoelectronic applications, as well as future plans for improving performance, no modern book covers as much ground. The planned book will fill such gaps by offering a comprehensive analysis of two-dimensional semiconducting materials. This book covers a range of advanced 2D materials, their fundamentals, and the chemistry for many emerging applications. All the chapters are covered by experts in these areas around the world, making this a suitable textbook for students and providing new guidelines to researchers and industries. • Covers topics such as fundamentals and advanced knowledge of two-dimensional semiconducting materials • Provides details about the recent methods used for the synthesis, characterization, and applications of two-dimensional semiconducting materials • Covers the state-of-the-art development in two-dimensional semiconducting materials and their emerging applications This book provides directions to students, scientists, and researchers in semiconductors and related disciplines to help them better understand the physics, characteristics, and applications of 2D semiconductors.

Nanostructures For Electronics, Photonics, Biosensors, And Emerging Systems Applications

Nanostructures For Electronics, Photonics, Biosensors, And Emerging Systems Applications
Author: Faquir C Jain
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2022-11-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9811270805

This unique edited compendium consists of peer-reviewed articles focusing on 2D materials-based nanoelectronics to nanophotonic devices for biosensors and bio-nano-systems.Wide-ranging topics span from novel systems for implementing data with security tokens, single chemical sensor for multi-analyte mixture detection, additively manufactured RF devices for communication, packaging, remote sensing, to energy harvesting applications.Quantum dot-based devices featuring optical modulators and mid-infrared photodetectors in the form of Ferroelectric and quantum dot non-volatile memories, 3D-confined quantum dot channel (QDC) and spatial wavefunction switched (SWS) FETs for high-speed multi-bit logic and novel system applications are also included.Contributed by eminent researchers, recent coverage of materials science for high-speed electronics, nanoelectronics based on ferroelectric and van der Waals materials, material synthesis, modeling of dislocations behavior in various heterostructures, Ultrahigh-Q on-chip SiGe microresonators for quantum transduction in new trend in computing are also prominently discussed.

Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology

Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology
Author: Jane McCann
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Total Pages: 628
Release: 2022-09-16
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128205776

Smart Clothes and Wearable Technology, Second Edition focuses on the design process, material selection, garment construction, and new production techniques for smart clothing. Building on the success of the previous edition, this book brings wearable technologies ever closer to market with its design-led approach to the integration of technologies into textiles. This design-led, cross-disciplinary approach to the development of hybrid processes ensures that results are both attractive and usable to wider audiences. The book will also help designers adapt their product development processes in response to novel textile and garment manufacturing technologies. Case studies showing best practices and warning of pitfalls help the reader develop applications and products in the real world. The differences between testing and design for smart and traditional clothes are also discussed. - Features new chapters on textile processes including knit, weave, print and embroidery for specialist Smart Clothing and footwear applications, as well as for personal protection - Provides an update on current applications and investigates possible future developments in the integration of technology into clothing - Raises important issues around end-of-life and disposal of smart clothing and wearable technologies

Semiconducting Fibers

Semiconducting Fibers
Author: Ram K. Gupta
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2024-08-23
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1040121330

Semiconducting Fibers: Preparation, Advances, and Applications is a comprehensive study of the properties and emerging applications of semiconducting fibers. These nanomaterials have unique optoelectronic properties: they are flexible, one-dimensional, and lightweight, and can grow in bulk, thin films, and nano-dimensions (0D, 1D, 2D, 3D). Written by experts from around the world, this book covers the fundamentals of semiconducting fibers, their fabrication, and emerging applications in electronics, optoelectronics, energy, and healthcare. Various approaches to fabricating semiconducting fibers, their characteristics, and the working principles of nano-dimensional devices are covered. Key features: Expert scientists across the world present state-of-the-art progress on semiconducting fibers for emerging applications, including flexible and wearable electronics Provides details of novel methods and advanced technologies used in energy applications of semiconducting fibers Provides fundamentals of electrochemical behavior and their understanding of optoelectronics, photovoltaics, batteries, fuel cells, sensors, and supercapacitors Presents fabrication, characterization, and applications of semiconducting fibers for energy conversion and storage This book will be a key resource for students, academics, and industry professionals interested in the fabrication, device technologies, and applications of semiconducting fibers.

Concepts of Artificial Intelligence and its Application in Modern Healthcare Systems

Concepts of Artificial Intelligence and its Application in Modern Healthcare Systems
Author: Deepshikha Agarwal
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2023-07-31
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1000905993

This reference text presents the usage of artificial intelligence in healthcare and discusses the challenges and solutions of using advanced techniques like wearable technologies and image processing in the sector. Features: Focuses on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare with issues, applications, and prospects Presents the application of artificial intelligence in medical imaging, fractionalization of early lung tumour detection using a low intricacy approach, etc Discusses an artificial intelligence perspective on wearable technology Analyses cardiac dynamics and assessment of arrhythmia by classifying heartbeat using electrocardiogram (ECG) Elaborates machine learning models for early diagnosis of depressive mental affliction This book serves as a reference for students and researchers analyzing healthcare data. It can also be used by graduate and post graduate students as an elective course.