Advanced Fiber Materials, Volume. 6, Issue 5, 00420(2024)

A Highly Sensitive Coaxial Nanofiber Mask for Respiratory Monitoring Assisted with Machine Learning

Boling Lan1... Cheng Zhong1, Shenglong Wang1, Yong Ao1, Yang Liu1, Yue Sun1, Tao Yang1, Guo Tian1, Longchao Huang1, Jieling Zhang1, Weili Deng1,*, and Weiqing Yang12,** |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Research Institute of Frontier Science, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, People’s Republic of China
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    Respiration is a critical physiological process of the body and plays an essential role in maintaining human health. Wearable piezoelectric nanofiber-based respiratory monitoring has attracted much attention due to its self-power, high linearity, noninvasiveness, and convenience. However, the limited sensitivity of conventional piezoelectric nanofibers makes it difficult to meet medical and daily respiratory monitoring requirements due to their low electromechanical conversion efficiency. Here, we present a universally applicable, highly sensitive piezoelectric nanofiber characterized by a coaxial composite structure of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and carbon nanotube (CNT), which is denoted as PS-CC. Based on elucidating the enhancement mechanism from the percolation effect, PS-CC exhibits excellent sensing performance with a high sensitivity of 3.7 V/N and a fast response time of 20 ms for electromechanical conversion. As a proof-of-concept, the nanofiber membrane is seamlessly integrated into a facial mask, facilitating accurate recognition of respiratory states. With the assistance of a one-dimensional convolutional neural network (CNN), a PS-CC-based smart mask can recognize respiratory tracts and multiple breathing patterns with a classification accuracy of up to 97.8%. Notably, this work provides an effective strategy for monitoring respiratory diseases and offers widespread utility for daily health monitoring and clinical applications.

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    Boling Lan, Cheng Zhong, Shenglong Wang, Yong Ao, Yang Liu, Yue Sun, Tao Yang, Guo Tian, Longchao Huang, Jieling Zhang, Weili Deng, Weiqing Yang. A Highly Sensitive Coaxial Nanofiber Mask for Respiratory Monitoring Assisted with Machine Learning[J]. Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024, 6(5): 00420

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jan. 21, 2024

    Accepted: Apr. 8, 2024

    Published Online: Nov. 14, 2024

    The Author Email: Deng Weili (weili1812@swjtu.edu.cn), Yang Weiqing (wqyang@swjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s42765-024-00420-w

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