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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Wearable Soft Microtube Sensors for Quantitative Home-Based Erectile Dysfunction Monitoring.

Chee Ming Noel Sng, Li Min Camillus Wee, Kum Cheong Tang, King Chien Joe Lee, Qing Hui Wu, Joo Chuan Yeo, Ali Asgar S Bhagat

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Penile Erection Morphometry: The Need for a Novel Approach.The world journal of men's health · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chee Ming Noel SngInstitute for Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore, Singapore 119276, Singapore.
Li Min Camillus WeeInstitute for Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore, Singapore 119276, Singapore.
Kum Cheong TangInstitute for Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore, Singapore 119276, Singapore.
King Chien Joe LeeDepartment of Urology, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074, Singapore.
Qing Hui WuDepartment of Urology, National University Hospital, Singapore 119074, Singapore.
Joo Chuan YeoInstitute for Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore, Singapore 119276, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-8759-016X
Ali Asgar S BhagatInstitute for Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore, Singapore 119276, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-4695-8762
National University of Singapore · SGNational University Hospital · SG

Funding

National University of Singapore iHealthtech Smart Sensors and Artificial Intelligence (AI) For Health
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quantifiable erectile dysfunction (ED) diagnosis involves the monitoring of rigidity and tumescence of the penile shaft during nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT). In this work, we introduce Erectile Dysfunction SENsor (EDSEN), a home-based wearable device for quantitative penile health monitoring based on stretchable microtubular sensing technology. Two types of sensors, the T- and R-sensors, are developed to effectively measure penile tumescence and rigidity, respectively. Conical models mimicking penile shaft were fabricated with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) material, using different base to curing agent ratios to replicate the different hardness properties of a penile shaft. A theoretical buckling force chart for the different penile models is generated to determine sufficiency criteria for sexual intercourse. An average erect penile length and circumference requires at least a Young's modulus of 179 kPa for optimal buckling force required for satisfactory sexual intercourse. The conical penile models were evaluated using EDSEN. Our results verified that the circumference of a penile shaft can be accurately measured by T-sensor and rigidity using the R-sensor. EDSEN provides a private and quantitative method to detect ED within the comfortable confines of the user's home.

Indexed as

Erectile DysfunctionWearable Electronic DevicesElastic ModulusHardnessHumansMalePenile Erectionaxial rigiditybuckling forceerectile dysfunctionmicrotubular sensornocturnal penile tumescencetumescenceYoung’s modulus

Identifiers

PMID36502045
PMCPMC9738815
OpenAlexW4311051265

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