Smart Denture with Embedded Thin‐Film Temperature Sensors Patterned by Femtosecond Laser Pulse for Elderly Healthcare
Aging society is a global challenge, with increasing healthcare demands and associated social costs. Monitoring body temperature is crucial for early diagnosis and effective treatment of medical conditions, particularly in the elderly. Herein, a smart denture with embedded thin‐film temperature sens...
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| author | Han Ku Nam Yong Kwon Chae Seoung‐Jin Hong Younggen Lee Dongwook Yang Byunggi Kim Sang Wook Kang Young‐Jin Kim |
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| description | Aging society is a global challenge, with increasing healthcare demands and associated social costs. Monitoring body temperature is crucial for early diagnosis and effective treatment of medical conditions, particularly in the elderly. Herein, a smart denture with embedded thin‐film temperature sensors designed to monitor the body temperature in real‐time is presented, which can be commonly worn by the elderly population for advanced healthcare. This device is realized using polymethyl methacrylate resin plates and dentures, which are routinely employed materials in dentistry for prosthesis fabrication. The thin‐film temperature sensor is patterned using femtosecond laser pulses, ensuring high mechanical strength, high lateral resolution, and high‐temperature sensitivity (0.26% °C−1). Furthermore, experiments conducted in a virtual intraoral wet environment demonstrate the sensor's capability to accurately measure the small temperature variation of 0.1 °C within a short timeframe. The integration of temperature sensors into dentures holds promise for enhancing patient monitoring and improving overall healthcare outcomes for the elderly population. The versatility of direct laser writing concept with femtosecond lasers will enable the implementation of various sensors, energy storage devices, and circuitries into dentures for advanced smart healthcare. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-28a6daf6e8b048f9aa0a94ed1f322b3d2025-08-20T03:01:35ZengWileyAdvanced Intelligent Systems2640-45672025-03-0173n/an/a10.1002/aisy.202400484Smart Denture with Embedded Thin‐Film Temperature Sensors Patterned by Femtosecond Laser Pulse for Elderly HealthcareHan Ku Nam0Yong Kwon Chae1Seoung‐Jin Hong2Younggen Lee3Dongwook Yang4Byunggi Kim5Sang Wook Kang6Young‐Jin Kim7Department of Mechanical Engineering Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Science Town Daejeon 34141 Republic of KoreaDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry College of Dentistry Kyung Hee University Seoul 02447 Republic of KoreaDepartment of Prosthodontics College of Dentistry Kyung Hee University Seoul 02447 Republic of KoreaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Science Town Daejeon 34141 Republic of KoreaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Science Town Daejeon 34141 Republic of KoreaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo 152‐8550 JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology College of Dentistry Kyung Hee University Seoul 02447 Republic of KoreaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) Science Town Daejeon 34141 Republic of KoreaAging society is a global challenge, with increasing healthcare demands and associated social costs. Monitoring body temperature is crucial for early diagnosis and effective treatment of medical conditions, particularly in the elderly. Herein, a smart denture with embedded thin‐film temperature sensors designed to monitor the body temperature in real‐time is presented, which can be commonly worn by the elderly population for advanced healthcare. This device is realized using polymethyl methacrylate resin plates and dentures, which are routinely employed materials in dentistry for prosthesis fabrication. The thin‐film temperature sensor is patterned using femtosecond laser pulses, ensuring high mechanical strength, high lateral resolution, and high‐temperature sensitivity (0.26% °C−1). Furthermore, experiments conducted in a virtual intraoral wet environment demonstrate the sensor's capability to accurately measure the small temperature variation of 0.1 °C within a short timeframe. The integration of temperature sensors into dentures holds promise for enhancing patient monitoring and improving overall healthcare outcomes for the elderly population. The versatility of direct laser writing concept with femtosecond lasers will enable the implementation of various sensors, energy storage devices, and circuitries into dentures for advanced smart healthcare.https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202400484denturesfemtosecond laserintraoral circuitstemperature sensorswearable electronics |
| spellingShingle | Han Ku Nam Yong Kwon Chae Seoung‐Jin Hong Younggen Lee Dongwook Yang Byunggi Kim Sang Wook Kang Young‐Jin Kim Smart Denture with Embedded Thin‐Film Temperature Sensors Patterned by Femtosecond Laser Pulse for Elderly Healthcare Advanced Intelligent Systems dentures femtosecond laser intraoral circuits temperature sensors wearable electronics |
| title | Smart Denture with Embedded Thin‐Film Temperature Sensors Patterned by Femtosecond Laser Pulse for Elderly Healthcare |
| title_full | Smart Denture with Embedded Thin‐Film Temperature Sensors Patterned by Femtosecond Laser Pulse for Elderly Healthcare |
| title_fullStr | Smart Denture with Embedded Thin‐Film Temperature Sensors Patterned by Femtosecond Laser Pulse for Elderly Healthcare |
| title_full_unstemmed | Smart Denture with Embedded Thin‐Film Temperature Sensors Patterned by Femtosecond Laser Pulse for Elderly Healthcare |
| title_short | Smart Denture with Embedded Thin‐Film Temperature Sensors Patterned by Femtosecond Laser Pulse for Elderly Healthcare |
| title_sort | smart denture with embedded thin film temperature sensors patterned by femtosecond laser pulse for elderly healthcare |
| topic | dentures femtosecond laser intraoral circuits temperature sensors wearable electronics |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202400484 |
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