UTI Monitoring System

Fully Autonomous Diaper Embedded Wireless Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Monitoring System

[System Configuration] Fully autonomous UTI sensor embedded in a diaper

[Background]

Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the second most common infection in the body accounting for more than 7 million office visits and 100,000 hospitalizations per year. UTI can be a major source of morbidity and mortality in geriatric patients in particular those suffering from neurodegenerative diseases. Also UTI causes 51 per 100,000 children to be hospitalized annually and 174 per 100,000 infants to be hospitalized annually. Many of the disabled elderly, young children, and infants are not capable of understanding symptoms of a UTI, and many that are capable have difficulty communicating this to caregivers. Early identification and treatment of UTIs is vital to prevent major sequelae or death.

[Goal]

The goal of the project is to develop a self-powered wireless sensing system for autonomously screening UTI, and improve the quality of life of elderly, young children, infants, and those suffering from neurodegenerative diseases.

[Publications]

• Weeseong Seo, Wuyang Yu, Tianlin Tan, Babak Ziaie and Byunghoo Jung, "A diaper-embedded urinary tract infection monitoring sensor module powered by urine-activated batteries," IEEE Tran. Biomedical Circuits and Systems (TBioCAS), vol. 11, pp. 681 - 691, June 2017.

• W. Yu, W. Seo, T. Tan, B. Jung, and B. Ziaie, "A diaper-embedded disposable nitrite sensor with integrated on-board urine-activated battery for UTI screening," 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2016.

• Weeseong Seo, Wuyang Yu, Tianlin Tan, Jiawei Zhou, Tianshuo Zhang, Babak Ziaie, Byunghoo Jung, “Diaper-embedded urinary tract infection monitoring system powered by a urine-powered battery,” IEEE Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS), May 2015.

• W. Yu, T. Tan, R. Rahimi, B. Jung, and B. Ziaie,” Optical Nitrite Sensor and Urine-Activated Electrochemical Power Source on Paper through Laser-Assisted Patterning and Lamination,” Proceedings of the Micro TAS, San Antonio, TX, October 2014.