Skin temperature monitoring by a wireless sensor

Matzeu, Giusy; Losacco, M.; Parducci, E.; Pucci, Andrea; Dini, Valentina; Romanelli, Marco; Francesco, Fabio Di

doi:10.1109/iecon.2011.6119881

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“…For instance, wireless temperature sensors based on thermo-resistivity of carbon nanotubes can predict initiation of pressure ulcers and upcoming inflammation 116 . The laboratory research showed a great promise and these sensors were further tested on healthy volunteers.…”

Section: Temperature As a Parameter For Wound Diagnosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Hydrogel Dressings for Advanced Wound Management

Francesko

Petkova

Tzanov

2019

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Composed in a large extent of water and due to their non-adhesiveness, hydrogels found their way to the wound dressing market as materials that provide a moisture environment for healing while being comfortable to the patient. Hydrogels' exploitation is constantly increasing after evidences of their even broader therapeutic potential due to resemblance to dermal tissue and ability to induce partial skin regeneration. The innovation in advanced wound care is further directed to the development of so-called active dressings, where hydrogels are combined with components that enhance the primary purpose of providing a beneficial environment for wound healing. The aim of this mini-review is to concisely describe the relevance of hydrogel dressings as platforms for delivery of active molecules for improved management of difficult-to-treat wounds. The emphasis is on the most recent advances in development of stimuli-responsive hydrogels, which allow for control over wound healing efficiency in response to different external modalities. Novel strategies for monitoring of the wound status and healing progress based on incorporation of sensor molecules into the hydrogel platforms are also discussed.

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Section: Temperature As a Parameter For Wound Diagnosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Hydrogel Dressings for Advanced Wound Management

Francesko

Petkova

Tzanov

2019

CMC

197

134

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“…Resistance-temperature curve shows that the sensor is linear for temperature in the range of 0 ℃ to 120 ℃ with a slope of 2.7 Ω/ ℃. Matzeu et al, developed a wireless thermistor sensor based on resistive carbon nanotube film and radio frequency identification (RFID) tag [102]. The team did not find a linear relationship between temperature and resistance.…”

Section: Temperature Sensorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smart Wound Dressings for Diabetic Chronic Wounds

Gianino

Miller

Gilmore

2018

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Given their severity and non-healing nature, diabetic chronic wounds are a significant concern to the 30.3 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (2015). Peripheral arterial diseases, neuropathy, and infection contribute to the development of these wounds, which lead to an increased incidence of lower extremity amputations. Early recognition, debridement, offloading, and controlling infection are imperative for timely treatment. However, wound characterization and treatment are highly subjective and based largely on the experience of the treating clinician. Many wound dressings have been designed to address particular clinical presentations, but a prescriptive method is lacking for identifying the particular state of chronic, non-healing wounds. The authors suggest that recent developments in wound dressings and biosensing may allow for the quantitative, real-time representation of the wound environment, including exudate levels, pathogen concentrations, and tissue regeneration. Development of such sensing capability could enable more strategic, personalized care at the onset of ulceration and limit the infection leading to amputation. This review presents an overview of the pathophysiology of diabetic chronic wounds, a brief summary of biomaterial wound dressing treatment options, and biosensor development for biomarker sensing in the wound environment.

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“…However, there is scarce research material available focusing on incorporating temperature measurements within wound dressings. A wireless sensing system based on a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag has been proposed by Matzeu et al 26 for the real-time monitoring of the skin temperature. The sensor was fabricated using multiwall carbon nanotubes and the electrodes were prepared by electroplating nickel and gold over the copper tracks prepared through a lithography process.…”

Section: Sensing Of Wound Temperaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Applications of modern sensors and wireless technology in effective wound management

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The management of chronic wounds has emerged as a major health care challenge during the 21st century consuming, significant portions of health care budgets. Chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers, leg ulcers, and pressure sores have a significant negative impact on the quality of life of affected individuals. Covering wounds with suitable dressings facilitates the healing process and is common practice in wound management plans. However, standard dressings do not provide insights into the status of the wound underneath. Parameters such as moisture, pressure, temperature and pH inside the dressings are indicative of the healing rate, infection, and wound healing phase. But owing to the lack of information available from within the dressings, these are often changed to inspect the wound, disturbing the normal healing process of wounds in addition to causing pain to the patient. Sensors embedded in the dressing would provide clinicians and nurses with important information that would aid in wound care decision making, improve patient comfort, and reduce the frequency of dressing changes. The potential benefits of this enabling technology would be seen in terms of a reduction in hospitalization time and health care cost. Modern sensing technology along with wireless radio frequency communication technology is poised to make significant advances in wound management. This review discusses issues related to the design and implementation of sensor technology and telemetry systems both incorporated in wound dressings to devise an automated wound monitoring technology, and also surveys the literature available on current sensor and wireless telemetry systems.

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Skin temperature monitoring by a wireless sensor

Cited by 23 publications

References 13 publications

Hydrogel Dressings for Advanced Wound Management

Hydrogel Dressings for Advanced Wound Management

Smart Wound Dressings for Diabetic Chronic Wounds

Applications of modern sensors and wireless technology in effective wound management

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