Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 6, Issue 3, 00390(2024)

Aid of Smart Nursing to Pressure Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation of Textile Cushions

Shijin Zhang1... Xia Yin1, Pengxiang Yan1, Yuanyuan Liu1, Xiangjun Qi1, Xuming Zhang2, Tao Huang2, Lianlong Xu2, Xianjing Du3, Na Na4, Yongjun Mao4, Song Hu4, Hong Liu1,* and Mingwei Tian1,** |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Research Center for Intelligent and Wearable Technology, State Key Laboratory of Bio-fibers and Eco-textiles, Intelligent Wearable Engineering Research Center of Qingdao, College of Textiles and Clothing, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071 Shandong, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Qingdao Hailiya Group Co., Ltd., Qingdao, 266071 Shandong, People’s Republic of China
  • 3China Textile Engineering Society, Beijing, 100025, People’s Republic of China
  • 4Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071 Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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    Real-time monitoring of pressure and temperature in wheelchair patients is an effective method for preventing and rehabilitating pressure injuries. Nevertheless, few rehabilitation devices capable of monitoring temperature and pressure have been reported. Herein, we propose a fully textile-based scalable and designable dual-mode rehabilitation cushion for real-time monitoring of pressure and temperature. The different signal output modes (resistive and capacitive signals) enable noninterference between pressure and temperature. The cushion exhibits a wide pressure monitoring range of 2–160 kPa, a high sensitivity of 8.8399 kPa-1, and a repeatable stability exceeding 10,000 cycles. In addition, the cushion demonstrates excellent temperature responsiveness with a linearity of 0.995 and a TCR of 0.019 s°C-1. Furthermore, an intelligent monitoring system integrated with machine learning has been developed to realize large-range multipoint sensing and data visualization. The system can accurately recognize different sitting postures with an accuracy of 99.65%. Human application evaluations have demonstrated the feasibility of this cushion for preventing pressure injuries, which can stimulate further research on pressure injury prevention and rehabilitation in the future.

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    Shijin Zhang, Xia Yin, Pengxiang Yan, Yuanyuan Liu, Xiangjun Qi, Xuming Zhang, Tao Huang, Lianlong Xu, Xianjing Du, Na Na, Yongjun Mao, Song Hu, Hong Liu, Mingwei Tian. Aid of Smart Nursing to Pressure Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation of Textile Cushions[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(3): 00390

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Sep. 22, 2023

    Accepted: Jan. 31, 2024

    Published Online: Jul. 31, 2024

    The Author Email: Liu Hong (lh1221@qdu.edu.cn), Tian Mingwei (mwtian@qdu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-024-00390-z

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