A lot of people know that temperature is the degree of heat present in a substance. The common way of measuring body temperature is the armpit method where temperature is measured by putting the thermometer under the armpit. However, there are better ways of measuring this temperature. Right now, the most accurate temperature measure is the core or deep body temperature. Normally this method uses temperature gotten from the rectal area. Although it is accurate and efficient, it is not comfortable for most people.
Temperature is very important and valuable during research about βbiological clocks; ovulation cycles, heat strokes, and even hypothermia.β Researchers from theΒ Nakamura LabΒ atΒ Tohoku UniversityΒ have created a swallowable thermometer which is the size of a tablet. The thermometer was unveiled at Semicon Japan 2018. It is similar toΒ BodyCapβs e-Celsius Pill.
Back in 2017, BodyCap won the European CE Mark to release its βswallowable wireless thermometerβ called e-Celsius.Β It has been designed to monitor patientsβ core temperature, the e-Celsius Pill looks like a regular drug capsule. As it moves down the digestive tract, it transmits data wirelessly every 30 seconds to an βe-Viewerβ that displays the readings and records the temperature during the pillβs journey. Tohokuβs Swallowable thermometer has been designed to do the same thing however; when compared to the e-Celsius pill, it is cheaper. Costs are expected to be less than a dollar while the e-Celsius will cost between $42 to $46.
The thermometer has a diameter ofΒ 9.16mmΒ and it works based on theΒ Lemon Battery Principle; it uses magnesium and platinum electrodes to generate electricity because of the acidic environment of the human stomach. It has four components which are: a temperature sensor, a wireless communication chip, a customized chip that was produced using 0.6ΞΌm-process CMOS technology and a capacitor.
Read more:Β TOHOKU UNIVERSITY REVEALS SWALLOWABLE THERMOMETER AT SEMICON JAPAN
