ALMA Smart Underwear

ALMA Smart Underwear is a non-invasive tool designed to monitor vaginal health. When symptoms occur, a female will use the underwear in order to identify what type of infection is coming. The biosensor placed in the gusset of the underwear, measures pH and other biomarkers present in vaginal fluid. The data is accessible to the user through the phone and if necessary the app directly connects to professionals for medical support. Our user-centric design process is driven by insights from the Alma meets Flora survey and co-design workshops. The technology was developed together with our industrial partners, Fraunhofer IZM (Berlin) and Empa (Switzerland) during Re-Fream project commissioned by EU Horizon 2020 in 2019. In addition to the smart underwear ALMA is building a web-based community platform which will allow users to co-create knowledge around female intimate care.