Scientists presented smart pajamas
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Scientists from the University of Massachusetts have created so-called “smart” nightwear with wired sensory sensors that monitor your heart rate, breathing depth, and preferred body position. Experts suggest that with the help of this innovation it will be possible to improve the performance of night sleep in many people, to monitor the condition of patients, and also to collect certain statistical information.
Researchers presented a new interesting development on the pages of the website of the regular conference American Chemical Society 2019.
According to information provided by the United States National Institutes of Health, sleep quality plays a special role in countering stress, infectious diseases, and other pathologies, including those that affect the heart, blood vessels, metabolic processes, and urination. Numerous experiments have demonstrated that, at normal levels of sleep, a person maintains a sharp mind, adequately proceeding processes associated with monitoring the situation and making decisions. But, unfortunately, due to the current rhythm of life, most people experience a lack of sleep, or this dream is defective and poor-quality. In order to determine the reliable quality and quantity of sleep, scientists had to develop special clothes equipped with a system for measuring indicators.
Specialists worked on the project for a long time and tried to ensure that the “smart” nightwear did not bring discomfort to its owner, and in general did not differ from the usual soft and comfortable pajamas: it was light, warm and as comfortable as possible. The peculiarity of this model is that its main elements were obtained using reactive vapor-phase deposition mechanisms: first, the polymer is synthesized, which is applied to the material directly during formation. The result is electronic inserts and readers with easy deforming activity and resistance to repeated washing. The pajama was called "phyjama", during the production of which five fabric sensory pads were used. Such overlays are interconnected by silver-plated silver fibers with a cotton braid. Miniature cables from the pads run to a specific board that is on the same level as the pajama buttons. The received information data is transmitted wirelessly to the receiver using the Bluetooth network (the signal transmission system is mounted in a button). Among other things, new clothes are able to "remember" a change in posture during sleep, especially heartbeat and breathing.
Researchers have already tried the innovation on volunteers by reading aggregate information and individual data from different sensors. Scientists believe that such pajamas will enter the mass production line within two years, and the price of the product will be approximately 150 US dollars. To date, scientists have begun to create an apparatus that can analyze gait and prevent possible problems associated with its changes.
Information published on pages www.acs.org/content/acs/en/pressroom/newsreleases/2019/april/smart-pajamas-could-monitor-and-help-improve-sleep-video.html