Microcontroller-based electrolyte analyzer

• Main Authors: Batac, Erick John B., Chang, Mayson, Ellera, Rex Mikhail R., Renes, Jeiro Q.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2017
• Subjects: Electrolytes; Microcontrollers; Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/7182
• Institution: De La Salle University

Electrolytes are important to the hydration of the body especially for the athletes. These electrolytes are minerals in body fluids where electricity is conducted to carry signals to their destinations. The electrolytes serves a role in retaining the balance of fluids between the inside of the cell and the outside of the cell. This is important specifically for hydration, nerve impulses, and muscle function and pH level. Having an imbalance electrolyte, higher level or lower level will result to detrimental effects to a persons health. These can range from hormonal deficiencies, kidney failure, muscle fatigue, paralysis, and more related diseases with connection to electrolyte imbalance. Especially in cases regarding kidney regulation, electrolytes are very important to the monitoring of a critically ill person. Electrolyte analyzers can detect salt ions, calcium ions, potassium and other minerals. The electrolyte analyzer utilizes advance ISE or Ion-Selective Electrode technology for precise measurement of testing and it has different electrodes which are specific for each ions of interest. The Ion-Selective Elctrde is a device that can detect a variety of minerals in solutions. It works by measuring the voltage potential between the sensing electrode and the reference electrode. The electrolyte level detector will use Ion Selective Electrodes (ISE) as its sensor due to its capability to know the calcium, potassium, and sodium levels of the body. The display module would be comprised of a microcontroller-based system and an LCD display that will show the electrolyte levels detected by the circuit. The output of the ISE detector will then be transmitted toa database using a wireless connection that will transmit the results of the circuit wirelessly. The database where the patients can examine the information gathered from the test can be accessed using a computer.