Defecation Warning Monitor Based on ScAlN Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT)
This study proposes an innovative health management solution to address the defecation care needs of the elderly population. Traditional post-defecation care methods have significant limitations, particularly imposing a considerable psychological burden on patients. By leveraging the rich physiologi...
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| description | This study proposes an innovative health management solution to address the defecation care needs of the elderly population. Traditional post-defecation care methods have significant limitations, particularly imposing a considerable psychological burden on patients. By leveraging the rich physiological information contained in bowel sounds, in this work, we designed and implemented a wearable defecation warning monitor based on scandium aluminum nitride (ScAlN) piezoelectric thin films and piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs). The proposed device mainly incorporates two core components: a bowel sound signal acquisition module and a real-time signal display graphical user interface (GUI) developed using the MATLAB R2023a platform. The research focuses on the systematic characterization and comparative analysis of the sound pressure sensitivity of three different signal readout structures. Experimental results demonstrate that the differential readout structure exhibits superior sensitivity. By continuously monitoring bowel sounds in healthy subjects both with and without the urge to defecate using the defecation warning monitor and a modified stethoscope, and conducting a comparative analysis of the experimental data, it is verified that the defecation warning monitor has significant advantages in clinical applications and demonstrates promising potential for defecation warning monitoring. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2f5e4127196f48ebb48981b830b59bac2025-08-20T02:33:51ZengMDPI AGMicromachines2072-666X2025-04-0116549810.3390/mi16050498Defecation Warning Monitor Based on ScAlN Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT)Tao Yao0Jianwei Zong1Haoyue Zhang2Zhiyuan Hou3Liang Lou4School of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 201800, ChinaSchool of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 201800, ChinaSchool of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 201800, ChinaSchool of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 201800, ChinaSchool of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, Shanghai 201800, ChinaThis study proposes an innovative health management solution to address the defecation care needs of the elderly population. Traditional post-defecation care methods have significant limitations, particularly imposing a considerable psychological burden on patients. By leveraging the rich physiological information contained in bowel sounds, in this work, we designed and implemented a wearable defecation warning monitor based on scandium aluminum nitride (ScAlN) piezoelectric thin films and piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs). The proposed device mainly incorporates two core components: a bowel sound signal acquisition module and a real-time signal display graphical user interface (GUI) developed using the MATLAB R2023a platform. The research focuses on the systematic characterization and comparative analysis of the sound pressure sensitivity of three different signal readout structures. Experimental results demonstrate that the differential readout structure exhibits superior sensitivity. By continuously monitoring bowel sounds in healthy subjects both with and without the urge to defecate using the defecation warning monitor and a modified stethoscope, and conducting a comparative analysis of the experimental data, it is verified that the defecation warning monitor has significant advantages in clinical applications and demonstrates promising potential for defecation warning monitoring.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/16/5/498ScAlNbowel soundsdefecation warning |
| spellingShingle | Tao Yao Jianwei Zong Haoyue Zhang Zhiyuan Hou Liang Lou Defecation Warning Monitor Based on ScAlN Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT) Micromachines ScAlN bowel sounds defecation warning |
| title | Defecation Warning Monitor Based on ScAlN Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT) |
| title_full | Defecation Warning Monitor Based on ScAlN Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT) |
| title_fullStr | Defecation Warning Monitor Based on ScAlN Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Defecation Warning Monitor Based on ScAlN Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT) |
| title_short | Defecation Warning Monitor Based on ScAlN Piezoelectric Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT) |
| title_sort | defecation warning monitor based on scaln piezoelectric ultrasonic transducer pmut |
| topic | ScAlN bowel sounds defecation warning |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/16/5/498 |
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