Title :
RFID epidermal sensor including hydrogel membranes for wound monitoring and healing
Author :
Occhiuzzi, Cecilia ; Ajovalasit, Alessia ; Sabatino, Maria Antonietta ; Dispenza, Clelia ; Marrocco, Gaetano
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fis. e Chim., Univ. degli, Palermo, Italy
Abstract :
This contribution experimentally demonstrates for the first time the feasibility of joint application of passive UHF RFID technology and hydrogel membranes to fabricate smart plasters able to gather and remotely transmit information on the conditions of human skin. In particular, this intelligent plaster is sensitive to temperature and fluid uptake/release and could open interesting scenarios in wound healing monitoring and drug delivery.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomembranes; drug delivery systems; hydrogels; intelligent sensors; patient monitoring; radiofrequency identification; temperature sensors; wounds; RFID epidermal sensor; drug delivery; fluid uptake-release; human skin; hydrogel membranes; intelligent plaster; joint application feasibility; passive UHF RFID technology; remote information transmission; smart plasters; temperature sensor; wound healing monitoring; Antenna measurements; Biomembranes; Epidermis; Fluids; Radiofrequency identification; Wounds; RFID sensor; epidermal electronics; hydrogel; smart plaster; would healing;
Conference_Titel :
RFID (RFID), 2015 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/RFID.2015.7113090
