TY - GEN
T1 - Developing a wearable MEMS-based wound monitoring system
AU - Simango, Doubt
AU - Mushiri, Tawanda
AU - Yahya, Abid
AU - Bhebhura, Ryan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Author(s).
PY - 2023/6/2
Y1 - 2023/6/2
N2 - Persistent injury research is still poorly understood. Continuous injuries do not follow the usual injury recovery cycle and remain at the flaming stage. Skin wounds and delayed wound healing are a concern in the general well-being domain. The cost of medical services is rising as a result of perplexing and slow methods. There is a growing demand for technology that can track the progress of healing and the physiological status of the skin in real-time for wounds that take a long time to heal. In this work, the researcher developed a system that uses biosensors to monitor wound healing by analyzing the wound's conditions and acting on the wound to promote healthy and rapid healing. This study will look at a variety of active and passive drug administration approaches in wound care. Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) based technology has been used to continuously monitors wound parameters and assures safe healing. The study's goal is to create a system that examines the temperature, pH, pressure, and moisture levels of a wound. The conveyance stage's strategy and capacity to adjust drug dispersion are also taken into consideration. The framework will remotely deliver the signal to a cell phone. Analysts use the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) module to create innovative connections between the device and other fringe devices. MEMS devices have been most suited for accurately applying these drugs since the emergence of Hydrogels. The disposal of this gel necessitates a precise instrument, as this medicine is costly to get and must not be thrown away. MEMS system applications can be utilized to create more modern gadgets that can aid the medical sector of life, such as a blood pressure sensor used in hospitals to monitor blood pressure. Compared to present machinery that requires disinfection and recalibration, this technology hardware can be easily disposed of and replacement hardware may be swiftly created. The research article will assist in identifying when a wound has healed and when it is in an unfavorable state.
AB - Persistent injury research is still poorly understood. Continuous injuries do not follow the usual injury recovery cycle and remain at the flaming stage. Skin wounds and delayed wound healing are a concern in the general well-being domain. The cost of medical services is rising as a result of perplexing and slow methods. There is a growing demand for technology that can track the progress of healing and the physiological status of the skin in real-time for wounds that take a long time to heal. In this work, the researcher developed a system that uses biosensors to monitor wound healing by analyzing the wound's conditions and acting on the wound to promote healthy and rapid healing. This study will look at a variety of active and passive drug administration approaches in wound care. Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) based technology has been used to continuously monitors wound parameters and assures safe healing. The study's goal is to create a system that examines the temperature, pH, pressure, and moisture levels of a wound. The conveyance stage's strategy and capacity to adjust drug dispersion are also taken into consideration. The framework will remotely deliver the signal to a cell phone. Analysts use the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) module to create innovative connections between the device and other fringe devices. MEMS devices have been most suited for accurately applying these drugs since the emergence of Hydrogels. The disposal of this gel necessitates a precise instrument, as this medicine is costly to get and must not be thrown away. MEMS system applications can be utilized to create more modern gadgets that can aid the medical sector of life, such as a blood pressure sensor used in hospitals to monitor blood pressure. Compared to present machinery that requires disinfection and recalibration, this technology hardware can be easily disposed of and replacement hardware may be swiftly created. The research article will assist in identifying when a wound has healed and when it is in an unfavorable state.
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U2 - 10.1063/5.0126329
DO - 10.1063/5.0126329
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85163334470
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
BT - Conference Proceedings on 3rd International Conference on Engineering Facilities Maintenance and Management Technologies, EFM2T 2021
A2 - Samikannu, Ravi
A2 - Olakanmi, Eyitayo Olatunde
PB - American Institute of Physics Inc.
T2 - 3rd International Conference on Engineering Facilities Maintenance and Management Technologies, EFM2T 2021
Y2 - 28 October 2021 through 29 October 2021
ER -