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View article: Introduction to electrocardiogram signal quality assessment and estimated accuracy for textile electrodes
Introduction to electrocardiogram signal quality assessment and estimated accuracy for textile electrodes Open
View article: Towards light responsive hydrogel-based valves for flow regulation
Towards light responsive hydrogel-based valves for flow regulation Open
Smart hydrogels are promising materials for soft actuators in biomedical applications thanks to their varied responses to external stimuli. Light is a particularly attractive trigger for contactless stimulation of hydrogels that can induce…
View article: Including thermal sensation into accuracy criteria for building simulation models
Including thermal sensation into accuracy criteria for building simulation models Open
Including thermal sensation into building simulation calibration is a novel idea when designing human-centred building operation concepts. So far, the same percentual error limits are applied to all indoor parameters, which are unrelated t…
View article: Including thermal sensation into accuracy criteria for building simulation models
Including thermal sensation into accuracy criteria for building simulation models Open
Including thermal sensation into building simulation calibration is a novel idea when designing human-centred building operation concepts. So far, the same percentual error limits are applied to all indoor parameters, which are unrelated t…
View article: Characterizing human thermal exposure using a multi-sensor passive manikin in personal comfort systems
Characterizing human thermal exposure using a multi-sensor passive manikin in personal comfort systems Open
Personal comfort systems (PCSs) have the potential to save substantial amounts of energy in buildings while maintaining individual thermal comfort. However, the guideline of long-term operation and selection of most suitable PCS is still l…
View article: Confinement inhibits surficial attachment and induces collective behaviors in bacterial colonies
Confinement inhibits surficial attachment and induces collective behaviors in bacterial colonies Open
Bacterial colonies are a well-known example of living active matter, exhibiting collective behaviors such as nematic alignment and collective motion that play an important role in the spread of microbial infections. While the underlying me…
View article: Novel air mattress reduces interface pressure in neonatal and pediatric patients: a randomized controlled clinical trial
Novel air mattress reduces interface pressure in neonatal and pediatric patients: a randomized controlled clinical trial Open
Pressure injuries are of critical concern in neonates in the intensive care unit, as this patient group is highly susceptible due to prolonged periods of immobility and their fragile skin. In a randomized crossover study, the impact of a n…
View article: Kidney stone classification by speckle x-ray imaging
Kidney stone classification by speckle x-ray imaging Open
Objective. Urinary stone-related diseases affect approximately 6% of the global population, with nearly half of the patients experiencing recurrence. The diagnosis and management of the disease depend on the stone type and composition. Yet…
View article: Monitoring Military Pilots with Textile Sensors: Physiological Responses and Signal Quality Under Extreme Conditions
Monitoring Military Pilots with Textile Sensors: Physiological Responses and Signal Quality Under Extreme Conditions Open
Military pilots are exposed to severe physiological challenges during their missions that may affect cognitive and physical performance. Therefore, continuous monitoring potentially provides critical insights about the impact of extreme co…
View article: Polylactic acid green gels for fabrication of porous scaffolds
Polylactic acid green gels for fabrication of porous scaffolds Open
Polylactic acid (PLA) has been approved for various medical devices and continues to attract significant interest in biomedical applications such as drug delivery, implants, and tissue engineering. As a thermoplastic polymer, PLA is typica…
View article: Human Skin Models in Biophotonics: Materials, Methods, and Applications
Human Skin Models in Biophotonics: Materials, Methods, and Applications Open
Human skin shows complex optical properties that influence how light is absorbed, scattered, and reflected, playing a key role in biophotonic applications such as diagnostics, imaging, and therapy. Replicating these characteristics in vitr…
View article: Drying Performance of Fabrics on the Human Body
Drying Performance of Fabrics on the Human Body Open
When developing fabrics for applications in which evaporative cooling and drying play an important role, e.g., sports or occupational applications, the drying performance of fabrics is commonly determined using fast and easy-to-perform ben…
View article: Introduction to electrocardiogram signal quality assessment and estimated accuracy for textile electrodes
Introduction to electrocardiogram signal quality assessment and estimated accuracy for textile electrodes Open
As the use of wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) data for modeling purposes continues to rise, there is a pressing need for signal quality assessment (SQA) algorithms capable of identifying segments of signal from which reliable data can be …
View article: Advances in Food-As-Medicine Interventions and Their Impact on Future Food Production, Processing, and Supply Chains
Advances in Food-As-Medicine Interventions and Their Impact on Future Food Production, Processing, and Supply Chains Open
Food-as-medicine (FAM) is an emerging trend among medical doctors, health insurers, startups, and governmental public-health and nongovernmental organizations. FAM implies using food as a part of an individual's health plan to prevent or h…
View article: Segmentation of dense and multi-species bacterial colonies using models trained on synthetic microscopy images
Segmentation of dense and multi-species bacterial colonies using models trained on synthetic microscopy images Open
The spread of microbial infections is governed by the self-organization of bacteria on surfaces. Bacterial interactions in clinically relevant settings remain challenging to quantify, especially in systems with multiple species or varied m…
View article: Mechanically robust non-swelling cold water fish gelatin hydrogels for 3D bioprinting
Mechanically robust non-swelling cold water fish gelatin hydrogels for 3D bioprinting Open
Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting of hydrogels allows embedded cells to be patterned and hosted in an extracellular matrix (ECM)-mimicking environment. This method shows great promise for the engineering of complex tissues on account of t…
View article: Relevant fabric parameters to be considered for optimizing combined drying and support properties of sports bras
Relevant fabric parameters to be considered for optimizing combined drying and support properties of sports bras Open
The use of textile science and innovative approaches in the development and manufacturing of multifunctional fabrics for sports bras has continuously grown in the last decades, contributing to female well-being and health. The fabrics used…
View article: A mussel-inspired cold-water fish gelatin adhesive for surface endothelialization
A mussel-inspired cold-water fish gelatin adhesive for surface endothelialization Open
The global burden of cardiovascular diseases has been a driving force for a multitude of medical innovations in the biomedical sector, resulting in the creation of various life-saving implants and...
View article: <p>A Mussel-Inspired Cold-Water Fish Gelatin Adhesive for Surface Endothelialization</p>
A Mussel-Inspired Cold-Water Fish Gelatin Adhesive for Surface Endothelialization Open
View article: A plug-and-play microfluidic device for hydrogel fiber spinning
A plug-and-play microfluidic device for hydrogel fiber spinning Open
A Lego-inspired microfluidic chip was developed for plug-and-play applications in the production of hydrogel fiber biomaterials.
View article: Colorimetric point-of-care diagnostic to monitor <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> causing urinary tract infection
Colorimetric point-of-care diagnostic to monitor <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i> causing urinary tract infection Open
Novel colorimetric POC diagnostic for urinary tract infections, enabling the indirect detection of E. faecalis by targeting its metabolite l -lactate.
View article: Microfluidic wet spinning of soft polydimethylsiloxane polymer optical fibers
Microfluidic wet spinning of soft polydimethylsiloxane polymer optical fibers Open
Polymer optical fibers (POFs) are an essential component of photonic textile sensors for the development of healthcare@home technologies. However, fabricating tailored POFs exhibiting the required properties for such applications remains c…
View article: Calibration of a computer simulation with a test cell composed with a wall thermosyphons
Calibration of a computer simulation with a test cell composed with a wall thermosyphons Open
Energy consumption is increasing exponentially. Studies indicate that the construction sector is one of the main contributors to such demands, and a significant portion of this consumption is dedicated to maintaining internal thermal comfo…
View article: Análise bibliométrica da integração de tubos de calor e termossifões na envoltória de edificações
Análise bibliométrica da integração de tubos de calor e termossifões na envoltória de edificações Open
Devido à urgente necessidade de redução do consumo de energia ocasionado pelo atual panorama climático, nos últimos anos, mais atenção é dada às novas tecnologias de transferência de calor na envoltória de edificações com intuito de contro…
View article: Validation of a Textile-Based Wearable Measuring Electrocardiogram and Breathing Frequency for Sleep Apnea Monitoring
Validation of a Textile-Based Wearable Measuring Electrocardiogram and Breathing Frequency for Sleep Apnea Monitoring Open
Sleep apnea (SA) is a prevalent disorder characterized by recurrent events of nocturnal apnea. Polysomnography (PSG) represents the gold standard for SA diagnosis. This laboratory-based procedure is complex and costly, and less cumbersome …
View article: Electrohydrodynamics and its applications: Recent advances and future perspectives
Electrohydrodynamics and its applications: Recent advances and future perspectives Open
Electrohydrodynamics (EHD) refers to the interaction of electrical forces with fluids, whether liquids or gases. EHD has established itself as an energy-efficient, highly versatile, and effective tool to influence fluids without moving mec…
View article: Exploring the thermally-controlled fentanyl transdermal therapy to provide constant drug delivery by physics-based digital twins
Exploring the thermally-controlled fentanyl transdermal therapy to provide constant drug delivery by physics-based digital twins Open
Transdermal drug delivery is suitable for low-molecular-weight drugs with specific lipophilicity, like fentanyl, which is widely used for cancer-induced pain management. However, fentanyl's transdermal therapy displays high intra-individua…
View article: Dual Functional Antibacterial–Antioxidant Core/Shell Alginate/Poly(ε-caprolactone) Nanofiber Membrane: A Potential Wound Dressing
Dual Functional Antibacterial–Antioxidant Core/Shell Alginate/Poly(ε-caprolactone) Nanofiber Membrane: A Potential Wound Dressing Open
Core/shell nanofibers offer the advantage of encapsulating multiple drugs with different hydrophilicity in the core and shell, thus allowing for the controlled release of pharmaceutic agents. Specifically, the burst release of hydrophilic …
View article: Segmentation of dense and multi-species bacterial colonies using models trained on synthetic microscopy images
Segmentation of dense and multi-species bacterial colonies using models trained on synthetic microscopy images Open
The spread of microbial infections is governed by the self-organization of bacteria on surfaces. Limitations of live imaging techniques make collective behaviors in clinically relevant systems challenging to quantify. Here, novel experimen…
View article: Variations of skin thermal diffusivity on different skin regions
Variations of skin thermal diffusivity on different skin regions Open
Background and Objective Skin thermal diffusivity plays a crucial role in various applications, including laser therapy and cryogenic skin cooling.This study investigates the correlation between skin thermal diffusivity and two important s…