Long-term cyclic use of a sample collector for toilet-based urine analysis.
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SUBMITTER: Temirel M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7838403 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
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Long-term cyclic use of a sample collector for toilet-based urine analysis.
Temirel Mikail M Yenilmez Bekir B Tasoglu Savas S
Scientific reports 20210126 1
Urine analysis via a toilet-based device can enable continuous health monitoring, a transformation away from hospital-based care towards more proactive medicine. To enable reliable sample collection for a toilet-attached analyzer, here a novel sample collector is proposed. The applicability of the proposed sample collector is validated for long-term use. Geometric parameters of the 3D-printed sample collector are optimized. The collected and leftover volumes are quantified for a range of urinati ...[more]
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