智能佩戴性的不断发展的世界 - 博客

从connected clothing to smart electronics to医疗组件, the world of smart wearables is constantly evolving.

智能可穿戴设备每天都变得无处不在，目睹革命性发展，促进了多亿美元的行业。从medical wearable devicesto collect diagnostic data, smart tattoos that track sunlight exposure, to smart insoles that monitor your footsteps, technological advancements are pushing the boundaries of wearable innovation. As the wearable industry is still relatively young, functional printing professionals including technical printers, designers, engineers, and system integrators are constantly working together to investigate new processes, materials, technologies, and testing methods.

除了智能手表的主导世界，智能医疗服装，服装，电子产品和传感器解决方案都是显着的增长和兴趣。但是在开发新的智能穿戴时，一些常见的考虑因素是什么？

Biocompatibility:

由于大多数可穿戴设备进来与皮肤直接或紧密接触，生物相容性至关重要，以确保用户安全。根据装置的预期用途，可穿戴基板和施工层的化合物可能会暴露于汗水，雨，湿度，防晒剂和驱虫剂。全面了解各种外部因素的相互作用对于消除皮肤致敏，过敏反应和刺激等不必要的风险至关重要。虽然在所有可穿戴设备上没有管理生物相容性的行业标准，但ISO 10993提供了一个框架可穿戴医疗设备。

Power Management:

Effective power management still remains a significant hurdle in developing wearable solutions. Thin and compact batteries often translate to shorter battery life and companies are continuously struggling to extend the battery life for devices to last at least one cycle of usage. While space is a huge constraint when working with small and lightweight devices, companies are harvesting energy by employing solar cells or powering batteries using the body movement and body heat of the wearer. Companies are actively trading Wi-Fi connectivity with Bluetooth communication modules for efficient power consumption and pivoting towards wireless power supplies through inductors. For most wearable garments intended for long-term use, the batteries must be easily replaceable or rechargeable.

灵活性和拉伸性：

智能可穿戴设备，尤其是服装，易受大量的伸展。灵活性，可穿戴物的基本形状因子，使得柔性印刷电子器件成为替代昂贵的银色螺纹和纱线缝制成服饰的替代品。根据最终应用，可穿戴基板需要在灵活性，拉伸性和稳定性之间击打正确的平衡。除了尝试新的基材外，该行业目前利用医疗级材料，包括基于聚醚的热塑性聚氨酯（TPU），基于聚酯的TPU，聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET），以及氨纶，尼龙，弹星和棉质等织物。功能性墨水通常印在柔性基板上，并且当使用者磨损或与衣服移动时，发生一定量的延伸。因此，墨水需要具有可重复拉伸和恢复循环的抗性的可接受变化。

密封：

Conductive epoxies, typically used to apply components on to circuits, are often not a feasible solution when dealing with wearable applications as they tend to break under stress. Hence, applying additional components such as surface-mount LEDs and active PCBs can be challenging. The ability to incorporate electronic components smoothly into apparels whilst ensuring strong adhesion during bending, creasing, and flexing is key to the success of smart wearables.

此外，旨在长期使用的智能和医疗穿戴性必须安全地在水下淹没而不会损坏电路，并且物理持续多次洗涤周期。实现防水密封和保护电源免受环境因素的影响对于确保设备的最佳性能和耐用性至关重要。对于电子设备，入口保护（IP）评级规定了固体和液体的保护程度，包括灰尘和水。无论是融合带有热塑性粘合剂背衬还是将热熔粘合剂融合到聚酯电路中的伸展材料，热粘合是可穿戴溶液中最常见的密封方法之一。压敏粘合剂（PSA）层压是另一种需要医用级粘合剂的方法，将贴片直接施加到用户的皮肤上。TPU降低了，可印刷的绝缘体和PET过量，通常用于密封和灌封。

可穿戴技术行业正在迁移到“智能系统”，这是一个世界从头到脚互相通信的世界，以创建一个生态系统。随着现有技术和流程的演变，行业的新规范，标准和规范将逐步发展。在视线中有一个有前途的未来，我们日常生活中的广泛采用和融合智能可穿戴物的融合几乎是不可避免的。

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