Design and Evaluation of Potentiometric Principles for Bladder Volume Monitoring: A Preliminary Study
Recent advances in microelectronics and wireless transmission technology have led to the development of various implantable sensors for real-time monitoring of bladder conditions. Although various sensing approaches for monitoring bladder conditions were reported, most such sensors have remained at...
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| author | Shih-Ching Chen Tsung-Hsun Hsieh Wen-Jia Fan Chien-Hung Lai Chun-Lung Chen Wei-Feng Wei Chih-Wei Peng |
| author_facet | Shih-Ching Chen Tsung-Hsun Hsieh Wen-Jia Fan Chien-Hung Lai Chun-Lung Chen Wei-Feng Wei Chih-Wei Peng |
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| description | Recent advances in microelectronics and wireless transmission technology have led to the development of various implantable sensors for real-time monitoring of bladder conditions. Although various sensing approaches for monitoring bladder conditions were reported, most such sensors have remained at the laboratory stage due to the existence of vital drawbacks. In the present study, we explored a new concept for monitoring the bladder capacity on the basis of potentiometric principles. A prototype of a potentiometer module was designed and fabricated and integrated with a commercial wireless transmission module and power unit. A series of in vitro pig bladder experiments was conducted to determine the best design parameters for implementing the prototype potentiometric device and to prove its feasibility. We successfully implemented the potentiometric module in a pig bladder model in vitro, and the error of the accuracy of bladder volume detection was <±3%. Although the proposed potentiometric device was built using a commercial wireless module, the design principles and animal experience gathered from this research can serve as a basis for developing new implantable bladder sensors in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f24ab2d7ff254dd8b2b31bd8bd0925ae2022-12-22T02:56:52ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202015-06-01156128021281510.3390/s150612802s150612802Design and Evaluation of Potentiometric Principles for Bladder Volume Monitoring: A Preliminary StudyShih-Ching Chen0Tsung-Hsun Hsieh1Wen-Jia Fan2Chien-Hung Lai3Chun-Lung Chen4Wei-Feng WeiChih-Wei Peng5Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, No. 250, Wuxing Street, Taipei 11031, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Neural Regenerative Medicine, Taipei Medical University, No. 250, Wuxing Street, Taipei 11031, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, No. 250, Wuxing Street, Taipei 11031, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, No. 250, Wuxing Street, Taipei 11031, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, No. 250, Wuxing Street, Taipei 11031, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, No. 250, Wuxing Street, Taipei 11031, TaiwanRecent advances in microelectronics and wireless transmission technology have led to the development of various implantable sensors for real-time monitoring of bladder conditions. Although various sensing approaches for monitoring bladder conditions were reported, most such sensors have remained at the laboratory stage due to the existence of vital drawbacks. In the present study, we explored a new concept for monitoring the bladder capacity on the basis of potentiometric principles. A prototype of a potentiometer module was designed and fabricated and integrated with a commercial wireless transmission module and power unit. A series of in vitro pig bladder experiments was conducted to determine the best design parameters for implementing the prototype potentiometric device and to prove its feasibility. We successfully implemented the potentiometric module in a pig bladder model in vitro, and the error of the accuracy of bladder volume detection was <±3%. Although the proposed potentiometric device was built using a commercial wireless module, the design principles and animal experience gathered from this research can serve as a basis for developing new implantable bladder sensors in the future.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/6/12802potentiometerreal timepig bladderimplantablesensor |
| spellingShingle | Shih-Ching Chen Tsung-Hsun Hsieh Wen-Jia Fan Chien-Hung Lai Chun-Lung Chen Wei-Feng Wei Chih-Wei Peng Design and Evaluation of Potentiometric Principles for Bladder Volume Monitoring: A Preliminary Study Sensors potentiometer real time pig bladder implantable sensor |
| title | Design and Evaluation of Potentiometric Principles for Bladder Volume Monitoring: A Preliminary Study |
| title_full | Design and Evaluation of Potentiometric Principles for Bladder Volume Monitoring: A Preliminary Study |
| title_fullStr | Design and Evaluation of Potentiometric Principles for Bladder Volume Monitoring: A Preliminary Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and Evaluation of Potentiometric Principles for Bladder Volume Monitoring: A Preliminary Study |
| title_short | Design and Evaluation of Potentiometric Principles for Bladder Volume Monitoring: A Preliminary Study |
| title_sort | design and evaluation of potentiometric principles for bladder volume monitoring a preliminary study |
| topic | potentiometer real time pig bladder implantable sensor |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/6/12802 |
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