Intelligent telemetry jacket for laboratory animals

在新药物分子的开发过程中，会在动物身上进行测试，以确保其无毒。在所进行的不同研究中，遥测通常用于远程连续监测几个参数，包括ECG、呼吸率等。 到目前为止，传感器只能通过穿着夹克来固定，这可能导致电极移位时数据丢失，并可能给动物带来不适。Lomir Biomedical Inc.该公司的使命是通过将纺织传感器直接集成在智能夹克中来改进这种方法，这种智能夹克可以随时穿着，因此将有助于技术人员操纵动物的工作。 所要进行的工作将包括第一阶段确定导管架的材料。这些材料必须舒适、坚固，并能够获得可靠的结果。实际上，在第二阶段期间，将进行一些测试，以评估信号的检测和质量，从而验证电极的放置。

During the development of new pharmaceutical molecules, tests are performed on animals to ensure its innocuousness. Among the different studies conducted, telemetry is often used to monitor remotely an continuously several parameters including ECG, breathing rate, etc. Until now, the sensors were hold in place solely by wearing a jacket, which could lead to data loss in case of electrode displacement and could create discomfort for the animals. The company Lomir Biomedical Inc. has for mission to improve this method by integrating directly textile sensors within a smart jacket,which could be worn at all times and therefore would facilitate the work of the technicians manipulating the animals. The work to be undertaken will consist of a first phase of identification of the materials constituting the jacket. Those materials will have to be comfortable, robust and capable of obtaining reliable results. Indeed, during the second phase some testing will be conducted in order to evaluate the detection and the quality of the signal and consequently validate the placement of the electrodes.