Design of smart functional apparel products for moxa moxibustion

Li Li; Wai-man Au; Feng Ding; Kwok-shing Wong

doi:10.1117/12.2033360

9 August 2013 Design of smart functional apparel products for moxa moxibustion

Li Li, Wai-man Au, Feng Ding, Kwok-shing Wong

Proceedings Volume 8793, Fourth International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering; 87930R (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2033360
Event: Fourth International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, 2013, Gold Coast, Australia

Abstract

Moxa Moxibustion is a common traditional Chinese therapy in which burning Moxa is applied to affected body areas. This method has been employed for thousands of years to achieve certain medical objectives, such as pain relief or antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects. Its therapeutic effectiveness has been demonstrated successfully both in research and clinical studies. However, this traditional approach may cause undesirable side effects, for example: 1) burning of Moxa produces by-products such as smoke and ash; 2) patients are at risk of being burnt; 3) the active ingredients of the Moxa leaf oil are volatile, odorous, unstable in air and easy to dissipate, and difficult to store and transport; 4) it is inconvenient to operate. These side effects limit its further high-potential and high-value applications. This study is aimed at developing a multi-functional smart textile system that will adopt smart fabrics containing encapsulated Moxa oil integrated with thermally conductive materials to replace the conventional Moxa products. This will efficiently deliver the active ingredients of Moxa to a human body at optimum conditions, i.e., in a precise and controllable way, with maximum convenience and a high level of comfort. Doing so would solve the existing problems mentioned above. Both garment design skill and textile technology will be applied to Moxa Moxibustion textile to enhance the aesthetics and functionality. The smart garment performance will be assessed subjectively in a clinical trial and objectively by a number of instrumental methods.

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Li Li, Wai-man Au, Feng Ding, and Kwok-shing Wong "Design of smart functional apparel products for moxa moxibustion", Proc. SPIE 8793, Fourth International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, 87930R (9 August 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2033360

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