A3.3 - Towards Smart Face Masks by a Reusable,Wireless Sensor Patch and Tailored Data Analysis

Event
SMSI 2025
2025-05-06 - 2025-05-08
Nürnberg
Band
Lectures
Chapter
A3 - Bio Medical Aplications
Author(s)
S. Schäfer, S. Schmitt, J. Magomajew - Fraunhofer IMM, Mainz (Germany), M. Tagliani, H. Theuer, E. Dahrmann - IMSTec GmbH, Klein-Winternheim (Germany)
Pages
46 - 47
DOI
10.5162/SMSI2025/A3.3
ISBN
978-3-910600-06-5
Price
free

Abstract

The efficacy of FFP2 masks heavily depends on its fit and whether it is worn correctly. We present a reusable smart face mask sensor patch that detects mask fit by pressure modulation and alerts the user if it undershoots a certain threshold. The patch gets fixed on the outside of the mask fleece nondestructively, which opens the opportunity of adding other sensors, e.g. for hazardous gases. We test the patch with different subjects and discuss its sensitivity with respect to different external factors.

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