The use of nylon actuators within an active textile for applications in compression therapies

Sukhneet Dhillon; Ying Li; Adriana J Cowan; Magan Chang; Tony Huang; Konstantin Borissov; John Madden

doi:10.1117/12.2667947

28 April 2023 The use of nylon actuators within an active textile for applications in compression therapies

Sukhneet Dhillon, Ying Li, Adriana J Cowan, Magan Chang, Tony Huang, Konstantin Borissov, John Madden

Proceedings Volume PC12482, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXV; PC124820P (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2667947
Event: SPIE Smart Structures + Nondestructive Evaluation, 2023, Long Beach, California, United States

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Nylon actuators yield a large reversible strain (5-20%+), are compact (300-µm) and provide a low-cost option for biomedical applications. We propose to develop an active textile composed of cotton, silver-coated nylon, and nylon actuators. We will assess the feasibility of nylon actuators to generate effective cycle rates and compression pressures similar to those of clinically effective pneumatic compression pumps. Our aim is to establish correlations between three nylon actuator configurations (parallel, parallel at 30°, and crisscrossed at 30°), thermal distribution, and compression pressure, as well as between power input and nylon actuator cycle rate. A microcontroller unit (MCU) and a pressure sensor will be developed for the nylon actuators to ensure that the actuators are under constant strain, while monitoring pressure, current, voltage and temperature. The development of an actively contracting textile could have significant benefits for portable compression therapies.

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Sukhneet Dhillon, Ying Li, Adriana J Cowan, Magan Chang, Tony Huang, Konstantin Borissov, and John Madden "The use of nylon actuators within an active textile for applications in compression therapies", Proc. SPIE PC12482, Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) XXV, PC124820P (28 April 2023); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2667947

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