A wearable and battery-less device for assessing skin hydration level under direct sunlight exposure with ultraviolet index calculation
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Yang, GZ
Rosa, BMG
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Skin cancer is a medical condition that is becoming more common in many countries as a result of excessive exposure of individuals to sunlight. The ultraviolet range of the electromagnetic radiation is responsible for 90% of the cases involving the development of melanomas. Additional factors like the skin tone and texture can increase the risk of radiation exposure when the water content retained by the skin starts to drop dramatically. In this paper we present a small, batteryless wearable device that combines the computation of sunlight exposure with the measurement of the impedance of the skin and temperature, at any time of the day and independently of the location of the person wearing the sensor. Results have shown a good performance in tracking the ultraviolet index and the variation of impedance for different levels of skin hydration.
Date Issued
2018-04-05
Date Acceptance
2018-03-04
Citation
2018 IEEE 15th International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2018, 2018, pp.201-204
ISBN
9781538611098
Publisher
IEEE
Start Page
201
End Page
204
Journal / Book Title
2018 IEEE 15th International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, BSN 2018
Copyright Statement
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Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant Number
EP/L014149/1
Source
2018 IEEE 15th International Conference on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks (BSN)
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2018-03-04
Finish Date
2018-03-07
Coverage Spatial
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Date Publish Online
2018-03-07