Title :
Metabolic rate monitoring and weight reduction/management
Author :
Gouma, Pelagia-Irene ; Alkhader, Maen ; Stanacevic, Milutin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Stony Brook Univ., Stony Brook, NY, USA
Abstract :
Engineering research may provide tools to the individual as well as to the public in general, to effectively monitor wellness and health patterns, such as metabolic rate and weight control. Ketone bodies and acetone gas emissions in exhaled breath and skin, in particular, may be used as biomarkers of fatty acid metabolism and may be used in diet control. Two types of technologies, resistive chemosensors and chemomechanical actuators are outlined here as examples of such tools currently under development and of great promise.
Keywords :
actuators; biochemistry; biomedical measurement; chemical sensors; medical control systems; patient monitoring; skin; acetone gas emissions; biomarkers; breath; chemomechanical actuators; diet control; engineering research; fatty acid metabolism; health pattern monitoring; ketone bodies; metabolic rate monitoring; resistive chemosensors; skin; weight control; weight reduction/management; wellness monitoring; Actuators; Biochemistry; Blood; Monitoring; Obesity; Polymers; Skin;
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.2014.6944299
