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http://dx.doi.org/10.7471/ikeee.2016.20.4.412

Development and Characterization of Wearable Film-heaters Used in Thermotherapy for Senior Citizens  

Yang, Kyungwhan (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Korea University)
Cho, Kyoungah (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Korea University)
Choi, June-Seek (Dept. of Psychology, Korea University)
Im, Kiju (Research Institute of TNB Nanoelec Co., Ltd.)
Kim, Sangsig (Dept. of Electrical Engineering, Korea University)
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Journal of IKEEE / v.20, no.4, 2016 , pp. 412-415 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, we fabricated the wearable film-heaters used in thermotherapy for senior citizens and investigated the heat generation characteristics. The wearable film-heaters embedded into eco-flex were constructed with indium tin oxide (ITO) nanoparticles coated on glass fibers. Under a stretching strain of 30%, the wearable film-heaters stably operated with temperature variation of 10%. In addition, the wearable film-heater worn on the wrist increased the temperature of the wrist from $35^{\circ}C$ to $43^{\circ}C$ within 2 min.
Keywords
Indium tin oxide; film heater; Eco-flex; wearable; thermotherapy;
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