Boxer Underwear Incorporating Textile Moisture Sensor to Prevent Nocturnal Enuresis
| Autor: | Vladan Koncar, Valentin Gaubert, Hayriye Gidik |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Computer science 030232 urology & nephrology 02 engineering and technology lcsh:Chemical technology Biochemistry Automotive engineering Article Analytical Chemistry Clothing 03 medical and health sciences ALARM 0302 clinical medicine Moisture sensor enuresis alarm Electrical resistivity and conductivity Enuresis medicine Humans lcsh:TP1-1185 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Child Instrumentation Electrical conductor urinary incontinence textile moisture sensor Textiles Electric Conductivity urine leakage sensor Yarn 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Stainless Steel Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics visual_art visual_art.visual_art_medium Dryness Conductive textile medicine.symptom 0210 nano-technology Nocturnal Enuresis |
| Zdroj: | Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Sensors, Vol 20, Iss 3546, p 3546 (2020) Sensors Volume 20 Issue 12 |
| ISSN: | 1424-8220 |
| Popis: | Around 15% of children still wet their bed after five years old. Although bedwetting alarms have proven to be effective to achieve nighttime dryness, they are cumbersome so children could be reluctant to use them. Therefore, the moisture sensor and wire were made unobtrusive by seamlessly integrated them into fully textile underwear by using conductive yarns. Consequently, the alarm acceptability should be enhanced by improving children&rsquo s comfort. Three conductive textile metallic yarns, made of silver or stainless steel, were considered to fabricate the urine leakage sensor. Silver-plated-nylon yarn, which showed the highest electrical conductivity, outperformed the stainless-steel yarns regarding its ability to detect urine leakage as well as its detection speed. Furthermore, it was proven to withstand multiple urine soakings and the following machine-washings, even at high temperature (60 ° C). However, the electrical current, necessary to detect the leakage, tends to corrode the silver. Therefore, the detection circuit was adapted. Eventually, the designed leakage sensor was seamlessly integrated into a child&rsquo s trunk underwear, into which a miniaturized alarm can be plugged. The resulting textile underwear aims at replacing the rigid alarm system currently available, hence improving the quality of life of enuretic children and help them achieving nighttime dryness. |
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