Holst Centre will present several of its developments on human-centric wearables for smart health at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas between Jan. 7-10, 2020.

Human-centric wearables provide opportunities to address the challenges today's society faces with regards to the well being of people. By integrating electronics in textiles, Holst Centre builds on the intimacy of clothing and by augmenting its communicative qualities.

Holst Centre develops technologies for wireless autonomous sensor technologies and flexible electronics. Its aim is to respond to global societal challenges in areas such as healthcare and lifestyle. At CES Holst Centre will show human-centric wearables for healthcare and wellbeing. A selection of the main demonstrators at the CES booth include fashion-tech driven concepts as:

• MYSA - 'Relax Shirt'
Due to chronic stress caused by high workloads, burnouts are a rising social and economic problem. MYSA is a "relax shirt" designed for daily use that reminds its wearer of taking regular breaks. During these breaks MYSA creates a moment of relaxation by guiding the wearer through a calming breathing exercise using haptic feedback. Six small vibration motors that are positioned along the spine and inter-connected by printed electronics are programmed to mimic the desired breathing rhythm. The rhythm of the vibrations supports wearers to practice diaphragmatic breathing, a techniques that helps to slow down breathing and calm the nervous system. When wearers attune their breathing to this rhythm, it decreases their stress level in both the long and short term.

• Closed Loop Smart Athleisure Fashion
Fashionable shirt-portfolio with ECG sensors for vital sign monitoring. Developed with tech designer Marina Toeters, this concept was selected for "Bright Day 2018 - the best at the Dutch Design Week."

• Health patches and human-centric healthcare concepts
Vital sign health patches to monitor bio-signals as ECG, breathing depth and peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2). Comfortable and stretchable patch designs for long term 'clinical level' monitoring in domestic settings. Disposable multi-modal vital signs patch designed for multi-days continuous monitoring with low-power design and state-of-the-art skin-contact materials.

• Niraxx headband
Therapeutic photo-biomodulation headband using infrared light to reduce symptoms of stress. Hybrid printed electronics, with interconnected LED components, are integrated into a soft textile headband.