Textiles

1. Project background information
Smart textiles are textiles with added/improved function through the incorporated
technology, such as built-in electronics and integrating microchip. With the aid of
wearable devices and body sensor technology, textiles can sense the stimuli (e.g.,
mechanical, thermal or chemical) from the body and outside environment. Some textiles
only receive and store signals from stimuli, others will collect and process the
information, then respond to the external impact (Vagott & Parachuru, 2018). There are
many innovative smart textiles available in the market. For example, HEXOSKIN smart
garment is claimed to be comfortable and easy to use (Anonymous, 2022). The uses are
limitless in Cardiology, Respiratory, Neurology, Pediatrics, Mental Disorders, Rare
Diseases etc.. Smart socks in Sensoria Artificial Intelligence Sportswear are announced
to improve speed, pace, cadence and foot landing as compared to the shoes
(Anonymous, 2022). However, these innovative wearable technologies and attractive
advertisements are totally blind to most consumers who do not have sufficient
knowledge in the various wearable technology involved and enough education in
understanding and analyzing the real-time vital signs. Consequently, the
consumers/athletes face many challenges in selecting, wearing and maintaining the
products, in using the collected data to prevent any injuries/accidents in the training and
competition and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Additionally, although the function of these
smart textiles has evolved lately and continuously, limited research has been done to
document consumers’ user experience in selecting, wearing and caring these smart
textiles, in reflecting their emotions during the wearing (Cho, Lee and Cho, 2009) and in
utilizing the collected data for additional health prognostics (Tsai et al., 2020).
2. Project requirement
please look for 2 research articles (from Peer-reviewed
journals) in the past 5 years related to wear/care/maintain of smart textiles (better to be
smart vests), prepare a summary for each article (single space, font 12, half
page), including but not limited to what have you learned from the articles, how do you
see the connection between the article and the class content.

The two articles I choose are in the files blow.

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