Portable System for Monitoring the Microclimate in the Footwear-Foot Interface
Portable System for Monitoring the Microclimate in the Footwear-Foot Interface
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DOI：
10.3390/s16071059
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发表时间：
2016-07-01
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影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Lopez-Vela, Jose Martin
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作者：
de Jesus Sandoval-Palomares, Jose;Yanez-Mendiola, Javier;Lopez-Vela, Jose Martin
一种新的，持续监测的便携式设备，监测糖尿病足已被证明有助于减少糖尿病足并发症。患有糖尿病足的人表现出足底表面特别敏感;这种敏感性加上某些环境条件可能导致皮肤干燥。这种干燥的皮肤导致裂缝的形成，最终可能导致足部溃疡和随后的住院治疗。这种新设备监测鞋内底和鞋底之间的微气候温度和湿度区域。该监测系统由10个传感器组成，可读取100% +/- 2%范围内的相对湿度和-40 ℃至123.8 +/- 0.3 ℃范围内的温度。使用嵌入式C软件采集连续数据，并在Matlab中处理记录的数据。这允许显示数据;迭代高斯-牛顿算法方法的实施用于显示指数响应曲线。因此，我们的系统的目的是获得反馈数据，并提供关键信息，以各种鞋类制造商。鞋类制造商将利用这些关键信息来设计和制造糖尿病鞋，以降低糖尿病足溃疡的风险。
A new, continuously-monitoring portable device that monitors the diabetic foot has shown to help in reduction of diabetic foot complications. Persons affected by diabetic foot have shown to be particularly sensitive in the plantar surface; this sensitivity coupled with certain ambient conditions may cause dry skin. This dry skin leads to the formation of fissures that may eventually result in a foot ulceration and subsequent hospitalization. This new device monitors the micro-climate temperature and humidity areas between the insole and sole of the footwear. The monitoring system consists of an array of ten sensors that take readings of relative humidity within the range of 100% +/- 2% and temperature within the range of -40 degrees C to 123.8 +/- 0.3 degrees C. Continuous data is collected using embedded C software and the recorded data is processed in Matlab. This allows for the display of data; the implementation of the iterative Gauss-Newton algorithm method was used to display an exponential response curve. Therefore, the aim of our system is to obtain feedback data and provide the critical information to various footwear manufacturers. The footwear manufactures will utilize this critical information to design and manufacture diabetic footwear that reduce the risk of ulcers in diabetic feet.