Development of a miniaturised sensor for the continuous determination of skin dryness via sensor data fusion of various measuring principles (TEWL, pH value, moisture, etc.).

Industry
Medicine

Services
Mobile App for wearable
Cloud backend
Custom IoT platform



Quick Facts

5 million
Atopic dermatitis patients in Germany
14
Employees
3
Duration of the R&D project in years
€ 2.2 billion
Treatment costs for atopic dermatitis (DE)

The challenge

Germany has around 5 million atopic dermatitis patients, including many children who suffer greatly. Current therapies are cost-intensive and the skin can currently only be examined during visits to the doctor.

For optimal treatment, however, continuous monitoring of the skin condition is important, preferably with contextual information such as personal feelings and the weather.

This research project aims to address this challenge with a wearable device, an accompanying app and a cloud platform.

The solution

Cloud-Platform with Analytics
The cloud backend of the solution includes a scalable data storage system that stores the data securely and in a structured manner. The aim is to create a high-quality database for future enhancements such as AI-supported treatment recommendations. It also offers a visualisation dashboard for clinical and research purposes with graphical drill-down evaluation of the sensor data.
Cutis Monitor App
The data from the wearable skin sensor is continuously synchronised with a cross-platform mobile app via BLE. In the app, the patient can view the measured values and the associated weather and record their personal condition in a diary calendar. The app is designed according to the latest wellbeing findings in order to optimally support the therapeutic intention of the overall solution.
Privacy First
Medical data must be protected from unauthorised access. That is why we have implemented end-to-end encryption in the app, which guarantees the patient sovereignty over their data. They decide for themselves whether and with whom they want to share their data. Be it to a selected practitioner or anonymised as a donation for research.

Technologies used

About the research partners

The Clinic and Polyclinic for Dermatology and Allergology under the direction of Prof. Dr Tilo Biedermann covers all specialist areas of the field with its more than 40 medical staff. The clinic is part of the University Hospital rechts der Isar, but is located in Schwabing ‘am Biederstein’ right next to the English Garden. The dermatology clinic’s study centre coordinates studies and the latest therapies for patients with skin tumours, psoriasis, neurodermatitis, allergic diseases and chronic wounds.

The range of services offered by Eltroplan Engineering GmbH includes full-stage development from mechanics, electronics and software development to complete devices: from prototypes to series production, from consulting to certification or from new development to optimisation. In addition to experience, passion, dedication and absolute reliability are among the qualities that distinguish the team in the fields of automotive electronics, aerospace and defence technology, medical technology and industrial electronics, among others.

Research programme

Funded by: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection based on a resolution of the German Bundestag

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Marc Ponschab
Marc Ponschab Head of Technology Lab / R&D