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A Wearable Skin Temperature Monitoring System for Early Detection of Infections

Huan, Junjun, Bernstein, Joshua S., Difuntorum, Parker, Masna, Naren Vikram Raj, Gravenstein, Nikolaus, Bhunia, Swarup, Mandal, Soumyajit·2022·IEEE Sensors Journal
DOI 10.1109/jsen.2021.3131500
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This paper describes a wearable, open-source wrist temperature monitoring system that enables the reliable identification of slowly-varying skin temperature patterns that may be indicative of infections. The hardware platform uses a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless interface and includes three skin temperature sensors, a thermally-isolated ambient temperature sensor, an inertial measurement unit (IMU), and a Galvanic skin response (GSR) sensor. A template-matching algorithm is used to detect weak but long-lived anomalous temperature patterns that deviate from the normal circadian rhythm are thus may be driven by infections. Experimental and simulation results confirm that small temperature anomalies (peak value <0.4°C) extending over 2–3 weeks can be detected with a total error rate <10%.

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  • Wearables record thermal activity by measuring the skin temperature at the recording location; this is often lower than commonly known values for human core body temperature, e.g., when determining fever, and is more prone to environmental influences.

    “Wearables record thermal activity by measuring the skin temperature at the recording location. This is often lower than commonly known values for human core body temperature, e.g., when determining fever, and is more prone to environmental influences60.”

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Authors
Huan, J., Bernstein, J. S., Difuntorum, P., Masna, N. V. R., Gravenstein, N., Bhunia, S., & Mandal, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Florida (US)
  • University of Florida Health (US)
ORCID
Venue
IEEE Sensors Journal
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Published
2022-01-15
Volume
22
Issue
2
Pages
1670-1679
ISSN
  • 1530-437X (ISSN-L)
  • 1558-1748
  • 2379-9153
DOI
10.1109/jsen.2021.3131500
OpenAlex
W3215319020
Cited by
27
References
26
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 2
FWCI
1.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
IEEE Sensors Journal (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Infrared Thermography in Medicine
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Wireless Body Area Networks
Keywords
wearable sensors, skin temperature monitoring, infection detection, early infection detection, wrist-worn devices, Bluetooth Low Energy, circadian rhythm, template matching, temperature anomaly detection, skin conductance, inertial measurement unit, open-source hardware

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