ZTE and its Italian partners introduced its 5G-enabled YouCare smart shirt.

As a new remote health monitoring technology, the YouCare smart shirt is said to enable the detection of a combination of bio parameters that have never before all been detected by textile sensors, such as a “real” electrocardiogram, a respiratory act analysis, the components of sweat, muscle effort and body temperature. Certified as a Medical Device, the YouCare shirt is based on the predictive algorithms for cardiovascular disorders of BSP-Medical a world leader in the field of medical data science located in Hunan, China, and Tel Aviv, Israel. The shirt allows the transmission of data via ZTE’s ultra-fast 5G connection and is a fully textile-based product with no metal components that is washable and easy to use.

“It is an invention that will change the life and the quality of home and remote medical assistance for many citizens experiencing health problems and vulnerable people suffering from chronic diseases, ensuring accessibility to care services and the support of our national and international network,” said Francesco Rocca, chairman of the Italian Red Cross which has worked with ZTE on the development since 2018.

Beginning this Autumn, ZTE will initiate further 5G testing of the YouCare at its Innovation and Research Centre located in L’Aquila, Italy, with local company Accyourate.

Source: Innovation in Textiles