DocumentCode
2974917
Title
Non invasive possibility of body dehydration monitoring
Author
Solovei, D. ; Businova, P. ; Drbohlavova, J. ; Hubalek, J. ; Adam, V. ; Kizek, R.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Microelectron., Brno Univ. of Technol., Brno, Czech Republic
fYear
2011
fDate
28-31 Oct. 2011
Firstpage
1113
Lastpage
1116
Abstract
Dehydration of human organism is an issue in case of fitness activity and elderly people. We have designed the solution for noninvasive and continuous monitoring which is the way for determination of body dehydration. This system is based on measurements of relative humidity near skin to calculate water release through the skin, actual body weight, and measurements of potassium ions concentration in urea, which is a basic component of urine.
Keywords
biomedical measurement; chemical variables measurement; geriatrics; humidity measurement; humidity sensors; patient monitoring; skin; actual body weight; body dehydration determination; body dehydration monitoring; continuous monitoring; fitness activity; human organism dehydration; noninvasive monitoring; noninvasive possibility; potassium ions concentration measurement; relative humidity measurement; Annealing; Humidity; Humidity measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Sensors, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location
Limerick
ISSN
1930-0395
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9290-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICSENS.2011.6127410
Filename
6127410
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