Innovative Research Developed at MTIF!

We are excited to share that MTIF researchers, Yang Wei and Amjad Ali, have successfully published their latest research project, titled “A Novel Wearable Sensor for Measuring Respiration Continuously and in Real Time.”

This innovative project developed a flexible textile-based capacitive respiratory sensor that does not require direct skin contact, achieving an accuracy of 98.68% when compared to manual breath counting.

The sensor was designed, optimized, and tested through a combination of computational modelling and empirical measurements, leading to a highly sensitive solution for real-time respiratory monitoring.

The project was conducted in collaboration with:

• School of Electronics & Computer Science, University of Southampton
• Clinical Care, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
• Zelemiq Ltd.

The wearable sensor was manufactured by screen printing functional layers onto a polyester/cotton fabric, and the most effective design exhibited a 6.2% frequency change when exposed to testing conditions.

This innovation holds great potential for enhancing patient care, particularly in continuous, non-invasive respiratory monitoring.

MTIF is proud to have contributed to this exciting advancement in medical technology!

🔗 Check out the full publication here