RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 A New wireless biosensor for intra-vaginal temperature monitoring A1 Caldeira, João M. L. P. A1 Rodrigues, Joel J. P. C. A1 Garcia, João F. R. A1 Torre Díez, Isabel de la K1 e-health K1 IEEE 802.14.5 K1 Temperature K1 Wireless body sensor K1 Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) K1 33 Ciencias Tecnológicas K1 3314 Tecnología Médica AB Wireless Body Sensors for medical purposes offer valuable contributions to improve patients’ healthcare, including diagnosis and/or therapeutics monitoring. Body temperature is a crucial parameter in healthcare diagnosis. In gynecology and obstetrics it is measured at the skin’s surface, which is very influenced by the environment. This paper proposes a new intra-body sensor for long-term intra-vaginal temperature collection. The embedded IEEE 802.15.4 communication module allows the integration of this sensor in a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) for remote data access and monitoring. We present the sensor architecture, the construction of the corresponding testbed, and its performance evaluation. This sensor may be used in different medical applications, including preterm labor prevention and fertility and ovulation period detection. The features of the constructed testbed were validated in laboratory tests verifying its accuracy and performance. PB MDPI SN 1424-8220 YR 2010 FD 2010 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/57765 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/57765 LA eng NO Sensors, 2010, vol. 10, n. 11, p. 10314-10327 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 27-dic-2024