Development of a small wireless device for perspiration monitoring

Highlights • A novel, small wireless device for perspiration monitoring was developed. • The developed device consists of a stand-alone humidity sensor and desiccant. • Water vapor from the skin can be detected as perspiration by a humidity sensor. • The amount of perspiration can be calculated by t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medical engineering & physics 2016-04, Vol.38 (4), p.391-397
Hauptverfasser:	Ogai, Kazuhiro, Fukuoka, Masakazu, Kitamura, Kei-ichiro, Uchide, Kiyoshi, Nemoto, Tetsu
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Desiccants Devices Electric Power Supplies Emotional sweating Equipment Design Humans Humidity Monitoring Perspiration Perspiration monitoring Radiology Relative humidity Silica gel Stress, Psychological - diagnosis Stress, Psychological - physiopathology Sweating Sympathetic activity Sympathetic Nervous System - physiology Sympathetic Nervous System - physiopathology Temperature Volatilization Water - chemistry Water vapor Wireless communication Wireless Technology - instrumentation
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • A novel, small wireless device for perspiration monitoring was developed. • The developed device consists of a stand-alone humidity sensor and desiccant. • Water vapor from the skin can be detected as perspiration by a humidity sensor. • The amount of perspiration can be calculated by the Fick's laws of diffusion. • Experiments involving human subject proved the validity of developed device.
ISSN:	1350-4533 1873-4030
DOI:	10.1016/j.medengphy.2015.12.009