Fabric-based fluid handling platform with integrated analytical capability

Bio-sensing textiles to perform on-body bio-chemical analysis are a novel concept in the field of wearable technologies. This work is part of BioTex, an EU funded project aiming to develop textile -based sensors for monitoring biological fluids. A fabric-based fluid handling system has been developed which has promising advantages including potential for sophisticated control of functions like sample application, reagent addition, inclusion of reaction manifold, separation of sample components, variety of detection modes and addition of calibrants; zero power requirement for the transport of liquid; compact structure, easy to fabricate.