Advances in Smart Medical Textiles: Treatments and Health Monitoring
Author:   Lieva van Langenhove (Professor, Department of Textiles, Ghent University, Belgium)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
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9781782423799


Pages:   298
Publication Date:   02 December 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Lieva van Langenhove (Professor, Department of Textiles, Ghent University, Belgium)
Publisher:   Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint:   Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9781782423799


ISBN 10:   1782423796
Pages:   298
Publication Date:   02 December 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Part One: Materials for smart medical textiles 1 Shape memory polymers in medical textiles 2 Smart dyes for medical textiles 3 Nanofibres for medical textiles Part Two: Smart textiles for medical treatments 4 Active textile dressings for moist wound healing 5 Smart textiles for infection control management 6 Drug releasing textiles 7 Designing Ultra-Personalized Embodied Smart Textile Services for Wellbeing 8 Light emitting fabrics for photodynamic therapy Part Three: Textile-based sensors for health monitoring 9 Textiles with integrated sleep-monitoring sensors 10 Medical applications of smart textiles 11 Textile-integrated electronics for ambulatory pregnancy monitoring

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"Lieva began her career by training as a Civil Engineer in the textile industries. She later completed her PhD in Applied Sciences at Ghent University and has since gone on to become a senior professor. Lieva has won numerous awards, most notably the Doctor Honoris Causa ""for outstanding contributions to textile research and development for her support in"" Aurel Vlaicu ""University Scientific activities"" (March 29, 2005, Aurel Vlaicu University Arad, Romania). She is involved in the evaluation of many key research projects and assists in policymaking groups relating to the field of intelligent textiles."

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