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Measuring Surface Electromyography with Textile Electrodes in a Smart Leg Sleeve

Authors :
Federica Amitrano
Armando Coccia
Gaetano Pagano
Arcangelo Biancardi
Giuseppe Tombolini
Vito Marsico
Giovanni D’Addio
Source :
Sensors, Vol 24, Iss 9, p 2763 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2024.

Abstract

This paper presents the design, development, and validation of a novel e-textile leg sleeve for non-invasive Surface Electromyography (sEMG) monitoring. This wearable device incorporates e-textile sensors for sEMG signal acquisition from the lower limb muscles, specifically the anterior tibialis and lateral gastrocnemius. Validation was conducted by performing a comparative study with eleven healthy volunteers to evaluate the performance of the e-textile sleeve in acquiring sEMG signals compared to traditional Ag/AgCl electrodes. The results demonstrated strong agreement between the e-textile and conventional methods in measuring descriptive metrics of the signals, including area, power, mean, and root mean square. The paired data t-test did not reveal any statistically significant differences, and the Bland–Altman analysis indicated negligible bias between the measures recorded using the two methods. In addition, this study evaluated the wearability and comfort of the e-textile sleeve using the Comfort Rating Scale (CRS). Overall, the scores confirmed that the proposed device is highly wearable and comfortable, highlighting its suitability for everyday use in patient care.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
14248220
Volume :
24
Issue :
9
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Sensors
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.280e782c338245e4ac51c75f32b05886
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/s24092763