Title :
System-level design of an RFID sweat electrolyte sensor patch
Author :
Rose, Daniel P. ; Ratterman, M. ; Griffin, Daniel K. ; Linlin Hou ; Kelley-Loughnane, Nancy ; Naik, Rajesh K. ; Hagen, Joshua A. ; Papautsky, I. ; Heikenfeld, Jason
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Syst., Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Abstract :
Wearable digital health devices are dominantly found in rigid form factors such as bracelets and pucks. An adhesive RFID sensor bandage (patch) is reported, which can be made completely intimate with human skin, a distinct advantage for chronological monitoring of biomarkers in sweat. In this demonstration, a commercial RFID chip is adapted with minimum components to allow potentiometric sensing of mM ionic solutes in sweat, and surface temperature, as read by an Android smart-phone app (in-vitro tests).
Keywords :
Android (operating system); biomedical communication; electrolytes; medical computing; patient monitoring; potentiometers; radiofrequency identification; sensors; Android smart-phone app; RFID chip; RFID sweat electrolyte sensor patch; adhesive RFID sensor bandage; biomarkers; chronological monitoring; human skin; potentiometric sensing; surface temperature; system-level design; wearable digital health device; Biomedical monitoring; Electrodes; Monitoring; Radiofrequency identification; Sensitivity; Skin; Smart phones;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2014.6944510
