26-30 July 2026

EMBC 2026

Toronto, Canada
Tu.2.3: Designing Healthcare Textiles I
Tuesday, 28 July, 11:30 - 13:00
Location: Room 803AB
Session Type: Oral
Session Co-Chairs: Maggie Delano and Maryam Davoudpour
Theme 11: From Fashion to Function: User-Centered Smart Textiles for Healthcare
Tue, 28 Jul, 11:30 - 11:45

Tu.2.3.1: Designing for Drowsiness Detection: A Mixed-Methods Human Factors Study of Extended Shift Work
Aline Zarpelão, Joseph Brand, Will Foster-Friesen, Vlad Porcila, Humber Polytechnic; Behrang Keshavarz, Toronto Metropolitan University; Azadeh Yadollahi, University of Toronto; Patrick Burke, George Paravantes, Maryam Davoudpour, Dennis Kappen, Humber Polytechnic
Tue, 28 Jul, 11:45 - 12:00

Tu.2.3.2: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A CONDUCTIVE TEXTILE-BASED REFLEXOLOGY FOOT MASSAGER USING FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
Chocko Valliappa, Raja Dhanakodi, Suresh SS, Prabakar S, Sona College of Technology
Tue, 28 Jul, 12:00 - 12:15

Tu.2.3.3: Eco-friendly Pop-up Distance based Multiplexed Sensors over Fabric for detection of body Metabolites and Cortisol level
P Lingadharini, Debashis Maji, Vellore Institute Of Technology
Tue, 28 Jul, 12:15 - 12:30

Tu.2.3.4: DEVELOPMENT AND COMPARISON OF TEXTILE ELECTRODES FOR SEGMENTAL BODY FLUID MEASUREMENTS
Md. Saiful Hoque, Bryan Piper, Atousa Assadi, University of Toronto; Ivana Culjak, University Health Network; Delaram Sadatamin, University of Toronto; Nasim Montazeri Ghahjaverestan, Azadeh Yadollahi, University Health Network
Tue, 28 Jul, 12:30 - 12:45

Tu.2.3.5: AN EMBROIDERED E-TEXTILE GARMENT FOR CONTINUOUS, NONINVASIVE CARDIAC MONITORING VIA IMPEADANCE CARDIOGRAPHY
Sophia Waxman, Gözde Göncü-Berk, Richard Whittle, University of California, Davis
Tue, 28 Jul, 12:45 - 13:00

Tu.2.3.6: TOWARD COMFORTABLE WEARABLE ECG: PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF TEXTILE ELECTRODES FOR HEART RATE MONITORING AND WAVEFORM SIMILARITY
Delaram Sadatamin, Atousa Assadi, University of Toronto; Ivana Culjak, KITE, UHN; Sania Aftab, Pedram Karimi, Saba Sadatamin, University of Toronto; Baptiste Garnier, Azadeh Yadollahi, KITE, UHN