TEXHype

Ageing of population is one of the main problems that European population is facing today, raising the question on the future sustainability of the social health system. Observing the patients who are recovering from an operation by Remote Patient Monitoring can reduce the hospitalization days and avoid further complications of the post-operation time. TEX-hype (TEXtile integrated HYbrid Printed Electronics) aims at the development of novel technologies for smart textiles enabling seamless integration of electronics and vital sensors into garment (waistband of underwear) and develop remote patient monitoring system and predictive clinical decision support system which will be applied in nursing homes. TEX-hype will concentrate on improving the level of integration of electronics in textiles by exploiting a hybrid approach: a stretchable technology that allows the integration of electronics in textile products in such a way that their typical flexible/elastic nature is preserved. Although PE has been seen as a potential technology able to integrate electronics into smart textiles, the challenge has been to actually print an electronic device in its entirety. Moreover, most wearables and smart textiles still require computational capabilities that cannot be delivered by fully printed devices.