Fabrication of a Screen-Printed E-Textile Interdigitated Capacitive Sensor for Measuring Stratum Corneum Hydration †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Varying Hydration States
3.2. Corneometer® Validation and Treatment Monitoring
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Location and Hydration State | E-Textile IDC Measurement (pF) | Corneometer® Reading (A.U.) |
---|---|---|
Left forearm; dry | 95 | 43 |
Right forearm; dry | 89 | 40 |
Left forearm; hydrated | 151 | 89 |
Right forearm; hydrated | 159 | 94 |
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Todorov, A.R.; Torah, R.; Ardern-Jones, M.; Beeby, S. Fabrication of a Screen-Printed E-Textile Interdigitated Capacitive Sensor for Measuring Stratum Corneum Hydration. Eng. Proc. 2023, 52, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023052001
Todorov AR, Torah R, Ardern-Jones M, Beeby S. Fabrication of a Screen-Printed E-Textile Interdigitated Capacitive Sensor for Measuring Stratum Corneum Hydration. Engineering Proceedings. 2023; 52(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023052001
Chicago/Turabian StyleTodorov, Alexandar R., Russel Torah, Michael Ardern-Jones, and Stephen Beeby. 2023. "Fabrication of a Screen-Printed E-Textile Interdigitated Capacitive Sensor for Measuring Stratum Corneum Hydration" Engineering Proceedings 52, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023052001