Applied technology in diaper-based UTI testing for elder people by using nitrite ion selective electrode

Shi Lun Feng, Tao Dong*

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Abstract

Urinary tract infections (UTI) are common infection diseases in the hospitals, especially for the elder people. Detecting UTI for the elder people is difficult and time-consuming procedure. Since measuring nitrite directly in urine is often employed in the diagnosis of UTI, a nitrite ion selective electrode (ISE) was investigated in this study in order to detect UTI samples directly on used diapers of patients. With a commercial ISE sensor for nitrite, the detecting system was built to quickly and precisely quantify different concentrations of nitrite ions in both water solutions and real human urine samples. Good results were shown in the experiment that the nitrite can be precisely detected in the fresh urine by the ISE with the relations as Ε=224.7-21.259×Lg (C+13.476), where E is the electrode potential and C is the concentration of nitrite ions. Besides, the method of extracting urine samples from used diapers was also studied for further research. The investigation suggested that a sampling module for used diapers could be simply realized if necessary.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMECEM2014
Subtitle of host publicationMechanical Engineering, Materials and Information Technology II
EditorsB. Xu, H.Y. Li
Place of PublicationZurich
PublisherTrans Tech Publications
Pages225-228
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9783038352938
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Material Engineering, MECEM 2014 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 27 Sep 201428 Sep 2014

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
Volume662
ISSN (Print)1660-9336
ISSN (Electronic)1662-7482

Other

Other2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Material Engineering, MECEM 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period27/09/1428/09/14

Keywords

  • urinary tract infections
  • elder people
  • adult diaper
  • nitrite ion selective electrode

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