| Abstract |
This research navigates wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles),focusing on humidity sensors woven into fabric, aiming to enhance functionality in various applications like health monitoring. The literature review highlights the evolution of wearable humidity sensors, exploring different types integrated into textiles, from cotton-based to carbon nanotube-infused materials. The study's core involved developing conductive hemp fabric for potential use as a humidity sensor. The experimental process treated hemp fabric with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) and polypyrrole (PPy) coatings. The resulting rGO/PPy-coated hemp fabric displayed high conductivity, evidenced by low surface resistivity and powering an LED. This fabric's responsiveness to humidity variations indicated potential as a humidity sensor, showcasing changes in electrical resistance with varying humidity levels. The study concludes that the rGO/PPy-coated hemp fabric exhibits promise as a wearable humidity sensor, with observed sensitivity to humidity changes, likely due to water molecule absorption altering its conductive network. |
, Jennifer Harmon 
