Scientists create smart pajamas to monitor sleep conditions at home

Scientists are creating smart pajamas that can monitor home -like disorders at home.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge said the garment has a “super -sensitive sensor array that is printed directly on the collar and capable of identifying several sleep patterns”, which begins with delicate vibration detection.

They designed smart pajamas to wash and replace traditional sleep monitoring systems that were “complex and unpleasant for daily use”.

Traditional monitoring equipment includes sticky pieces, cumbersome equipment, or visiting a special sleep clinic.

“The proposed smart clothing has the potential to become a new criterion in sleep monitoring technology,” the team said.

“Poor sleep has a great impact on our physical and mental health, so proper sleep monitoring is very important,” said Professor Luigi Echipini, a Cambridge Graphyrjij Center, who was in charge of the research.

“However, the current gold standard for sleeping-polysomnography or PSG-expensive is complicated and is not suitable for long-term use at home.

“We need something that is comfortable and easy to use every night, but it is accurate enough to provide meaningful information about sleep quality.”

Sleep is very important for health and reliable sleep monitoring can be important in preventive care

Professor Luigi Okchipini, Cambridge Graphon Center

Home machines that are easier than PSG, such as home sleep tests, usually focus on a single situation and are bulky or uncomfortable.

According to the researchers, wearable devices such as smart watches, while easier than wearing, can only deduce sleep quality and, according to researchers, are not effective for careful monitoring of sleep.

The sensors embedded in the smart pajamas were taught using an artificial intelligence algorithm (AI) and can identify six different sleep modes with 98.6 % accuracy, while ignoring this study.

The results are reported in the Journal of Articles on the National Academy of Sciences (PNA).

Sleep behaviors such as mouth breathing, sleep apnea and snoring play an important role in the quality of sleep and can lead to chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and depression.

To develop smart pajamas, Professor Okchpint and his colleagues redesigned graphene -based sensors from a previous project for self -analysis of sleep.

They made several design improvements to increase sensitivity.

“Thanks to the design changes we made, the sensors are able to detect different sleep modes, while ignoring regular ignition and rotation,” said Professor Ochinpini.

“Henned sensitivity also means that smart clothing does not need to wear tightly in the neck, which many people are uncomfortable.

“As long as the sensors are in contact with the skin, they provide very detailed readings.”

The latest version of smart pajamas is capable of transmitting wireless data, meaning that sleep data can be transferred to a smartphone or computer.

“Sleep is very important for health, and reliable sleep monitoring can be important in preventive care,” said Professor Ukhchipini.

“Since this garment can be used at home instead of in the hospital or clinic, it can warn users to make changes to their sleep to talk to their doctor,” he said.

“Sleep behaviors such as nasal breathing in the mouth are not typically selected in NHS sleep analysis, but can indicate a disordered sleep.”

Researchers hope to adapt sensors to a wide range of health or home use, such as child supervision and have been talking to different patient groups.

They are also trying to improve the durability of the sensors for prolonged use.