Wearable Soft Microtube Sensors for Quantitative Home-Based Erectile Dysfunction Monitoring
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. EDSEN Device
2.1.1. Microtube Sensors
2.1.2. Wireless Wearable Detector
2.2. Fabrication of Penile Shaft Models
2.3. Fabrication of Dog-Bone Test Samples
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Tumescence Measurement
3.2. Rigidity Measurement
Buckling Force (kg) | Criteria (for Sexual Intercourse) |
---|---|
<0.5 | Insufficient |
0.5–1 | Sufficient |
>1 | Optimal |
3.3. ED Testing
3.4. Buckling Force Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sng, C.M.N.; Wee, L.M.C.; Tang, K.C.; Lee, K.C.J.; Wu, Q.H.; Yeo, J.C.; Bhagat, A.A.S. Wearable Soft Microtube Sensors for Quantitative Home-Based Erectile Dysfunction Monitoring. Sensors 2022, 22, 9344. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22239344
Sng CMN, Wee LMC, Tang KC, Lee KCJ, Wu QH, Yeo JC, Bhagat AAS. Wearable Soft Microtube Sensors for Quantitative Home-Based Erectile Dysfunction Monitoring. Sensors. 2022; 22(23):9344. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22239344
Chicago/Turabian StyleSng, Chee Ming Noel, Li Min Camillus Wee, Kum Cheong Tang, King Chien Joe Lee, Qing Hui Wu, Joo Chuan Yeo, and Ali Asgar S. Bhagat. 2022. "Wearable Soft Microtube Sensors for Quantitative Home-Based Erectile Dysfunction Monitoring" Sensors 22, no. 23: 9344. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22239344