Sensing fabric "hitoe" | Shirt with "hitoe" and example of ECG (electro cardio gram) monitoring. |
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In collaboration with Toray Industries, Inc., we have coated an advanced nanofiber textile with a conductive polymer (PEDOT-PSS) and thus developed a sensing fabric "hitoe", which makes possible to monitor heart rate and electrocardiograms simply by wearing it. (Page 26)