Coplanar Capacitive Matrix Structures Used for Monitoring the Recovery of Burn Injuries

摘要

This paper presents a study regarding a coplanar capacitive matrix structure used for monitoring the burn injuries recovery process. The monitoring method presented can be applied for superficial burns (first degree) and partial thickness burns (second degree). The aim of this paper is to confirm the simulation results through a practical experiment. Constructive aspects regarding the coplanar capacitive structure are also presented. In order to predict the behavior of the implemented structure in the vicinity of a burn injury, several functional simulations were made. In this case, the electrical relative permittivity of the environment was changed according to different imposed conditions. Laboratory measurements were performed in order to reproduce as close as possible the real situations. The experimental results show that the presented method can be a viable alternative to actual methods used for monitoring the burn injuries, not necessarily by replacing them, but mostly to provide additional information to the medical staff.