Body temperature predicting Patch-Type telemedicine system

Sang Hyo Woo; Zia Mohy Ud Din; Jang Woo Lee; Eui Sung Jung; Ki Woong Seong; Hyung Gyu Lim; Tae Wuk Bae; Jyung Hyun Lee; Chul Ho Won; Jin Ho Cho

doi:10.1587/elex.6.1161

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Body temperature predicting Patch-Type telemedicine system

Sang Hyo Woo, Zia Mohy Ud Din, Jang Woo Lee, Eui Sung Jung, Ki Woong Seong, Hyung Gyu Lim, Tae Wuk Bae, Jyung Hyun Lee, Chul Ho Won, Jin Ho Cho

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Sang Hyo Woo
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University
Zia Mohy Ud Din
Dept. of Medical & Biological Eng., School of medicine, Kyungpook National University
Jang Woo Lee
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University
Eui Sung Jung
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University
Ki Woong Seong
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University
Hyung Gyu Lim
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University
Tae Wuk Bae
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University
Jyung Hyun Lee
Dept. of Biomedical eng., Kyungpook National University Hospitoal
Chul Ho Won
Dept. of Computer Control Engineering, Kyungil University
Jin Ho Cho
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University

Keywords: body temperature, sweat rate, patch, telemedicine

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2009 Volume 6 Issue 16 Pages 1161-1167

DOI https://doi.org/10.1587/elex.6.1161

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Abstract

The aim of this study was implementation of a wireless patch system that can predict a patient's body temperature. The proposed patch can predict the body temperature from the skin temperature and sweat rate by using a modified Pennes bio-heat transfer equation. The proposed patch was small and lights enough to be attached to the patient's skin, and a small skin temperature transducer was built-in the patch. Further, the sweat rate was measured by using humidity sensors while the sweat was evaporating. The proposed patch was compared with commercial body temperature measuring device, and the results were found to be correlated.

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