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Soft Sensing
An unmatched sensing offering coupled with next-to-skin softness and integration
UNDERSTANDING HUMAN POTENTIAL
Next-To-Skin Sensing
Capturing health and motion-related information through the integration of textile-based and electronic sensors into apparel and soft goods – a truly untethered and flexible approach to data gathering.
The advancements in our integration techniques have given us the ability to integrate our sensors into a wide variety of form factors – allowing us to customize and optimize our offerings to create the optimal end product.
Platform Features
Collection
A portfolio of IMU, ECG, EMG and temperature sensors.
Machine Washable
Machine washable sensor systems.
Low Profile
Lightweight components used
Next-to-Skin
Skin touching components merged into fabrics as a single unit.
Specifications
Expert craftsmanship over the years has allowed us to pioneer and become masters of non-obtrusive sensor integration in apparel and soft goods.
IMU Platform
9-axis IMU with SOC inbuilt to proceed and give feedback data with Haptics or visuals. Can connect to each other and can generate a mesh network
Technique
Parent-child circuitry for wider, more customizable coverage. Seamless sensor to-textile attachment options. Conductive pathways strategically placed for optimal comfort.
EMG/ ECG Platform
Dry electrode system in Silicon, Knit, Printed
Variants. Easy to integrate on fabric surfaces with low footprint
Interconnections
A variety of integratable interconnection systems.
Listening to your body
With a focus on health and wellness in today’s society, it is of paramount importance that we understand how we treat our bodies, both at rest and during intense activity. Through market research, we learned that any solution that seeks to provide this understanding needs to be sleek, lightweight, and most importantly, comfortable. As such, we have developed a range of low-profile sensors that can be seamlessly integrated into apparel and soft goods – allowing us to be conscious of our health, obtain real-time data, and optimize our performance.
Challenge accepted!
In collaboration with Loughborough University, we conducted studies that dove into biomechanics and form, fabric sensor creation, as well as the non-obtrusive integration of fabric sensors into apparel and soft goods. This exercise led to us creating sensors that are either fully encapsulated or water-resistant, and thus washing machine friendly. The advancements in our integration techniques have given us the ability to integrate our sensors into a wide variety of form factors – allowing us to customize our and optimize our offerings to create the optimal end product.
OUR SENSING
Applications
Being able to capture metrics ranging from heart rate to motion, to skin temperature, we have created sensing products for end consumers ranging from athletes to designers.
Healthcare
Remote patient monitoring solutions focused on the real-time collection and transmission of ECG, motion and temperature derived metrics.
+ Remote patient monitoring garments and accessories
+ Technology distributed to straps of smart watches and harnesses
Consumer Technology
From smart soft-good solutions designed around immersive and responsive experiences for AR/VR, to the creation of intelligently actuating wearables based on sensor tracked stimuli
Workwear
Posture and muscle strain monitoring for actively engaged employees to provide corrective feedback in situations of bad form or technique, for greater occupational safety.
Platform Capabilities
An unmatched sensing offering coupled with next-to-skin softness and integration
Our Sensor collection and its capabilities
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How to Engage
At Softmatter, our dynamic team has industry-leading expertise in smart textiles, from design to manufacture. We help you strategically enhance your offering so that it has a profound, global impact.
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