Smart Textiles And Wearables For Health

Smart Textiles and Wearables for Health and Fitness provides an in-depth exploration of how innovative technologies and materials are reshaping healthcare, making it an essential resource for anyone looking to understand the transformative power of smart textiles and wearables in patient monitoring, diagnosis, and rehabilitation.

Smart Textiles and Wearables for Health and Fitness explores the transformative influence of flexible electronics on the healthcare field. The book’s chapters include a broad spectrum of topics, each offering valuable perspectives on the intersection of textiles, wearables, and health technology.

Smart Textiles and Wearables for Health and Fitness delves into the unique technologies and materials driving the flexible electronics revolution, offering insights into their development and applications. The study explores the diverse uses of intelligent textiles and wearable devices in healthcare, encompassing activities such as monitoring patients, diagnosing conditions, aiding rehabilitation, and administering therapeutic interventions. In this volume, we will explore the incorporation of sensors, biometrics, and biomarkers into textiles to showcase their capacity for immediate health monitoring and data collection. Additionally, we will explore the possible uses of smart textiles and wearables in managing chronic conditions, tracking sports and fitness activities, and facilitating human-computer interaction in medical settings. This book promises an engaging journey through the frontiers of technology, offering a comprehensive understanding of the transformative potential of smart textiles and wearables in revolutionizing healthcare delivery and improving patient outcomes.

Jyotirmoy Pathak, PhD, is a professor at Christ University, Bengaluru, India and serves on several editorial review boards. He has authored over 20 research papers, five book chapters, and one book that have been internationally published. His research interests include side channel attack, VLSI design, low power architecture, memory design, data converters, and cryptology.

Abhishek Kumar, PhD, is an associate professor at Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India, and editorial board member for various international journals and conferences. He has published over 30 research papers in referred journals and presented 18 research papers at international conferences. Additionally, he has published five books and 12 book chapters internationally. His areas of expertise include VLSI design, low-power architecture, memory design, data converters, cryptology, and side channel attack.

Suman Lata Tripathi, PhD, is a professor at Lovely Professional University, Punjab, India with over seventeen years of scholarly experience. She has published over 45 research papers in refereed journals and conferences, as well as six books. She has orchestrated several student seminars, summer apprenticeships, and lectures by subject matter experts. Her research interests include modelling and characterization of microelectronics devices, design of low power VLSI circuits, VLSI testing designs, advanced FET designs for the Internet of Things, embedded system design, and biomedical applications.

Balwinder Raj, PhD, is an associate professor in the Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Punjab, India. He has published over 100 research papers in national and international journals and conferences. His areas of interest include nanoscale semiconductor device modeling, sensors design, FinFET- based memory design, and low-power VLSI design.