A Conformable Two-Dimensional Resistance Temperature Detector for Measuring Average Skin Temperature.

ABSTRACT: Thermoregulation research and various medical procedures are accomplished by manipulating skin temperature in a nonuniform pattern. Skin temperature monitoring is essential to assess conformance to protocol specifications and to prevent thermal injury. Existing solutions for skin temperature monitoring include single point sensors, such as thermocouples, and two-dimensional methods of sensing surface temperature, such as infrared thermography, and wearable technology. Single point sensors cannot detect the average temperature and consequently their measurements cannot be representative of average surface temperature in a nonuniform temperature field. Infrared thermography requires optical access, and existing ambulatory sensors may require complex manufacturing processes and impede the hea

SUBMITTER: Namisnak LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8299806 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature