Smart e-textiles for monitoring health parameters: application in clinical medicine, sports, and social sphere

Modern scientific advancements promote the development of effective wearable biomedical technologies that will improve the quality of life and personalize approaches to prevention, therapy, and rehabilitation. E-textiles or smart clothing technology are attracting significant attention due to the opening of new horizons for monitoring medical and biological health indicators.The review provides a critical analysis of possible modern applications of smart textiles for monitoring physiological health indicators. The article discusses the advantages, current limitations, and future prospects, as well as related research and development needed to implement practical solutions in the field of e-textiles. Smart clothing can be used to collect and process data on human body movement and bioelectric potentials or chemical signals in real time for various medical and everyday purposes. Wearable devices are a promising biomedical technology due to their innovative potential for modernizing healthcare, professional sports, and social sphere, providing continuous and non-invasive recording of physiological parameters.Continuous scientific and technological progress in the development of materials with improved biocompatibility and durability, optimization of analytics based on artificial intelligence, and more accurate assessment of big biomedical data will accelerate the implementation of smart textiles and their integration with other digital applications for intelligent health monitoring. Further development of wearable e-textiles will contribute to improving both their diagnostic efficiency and the quality of life of users.