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The problems of measuring the pressure distributions developed at the body—support interface are critically examined. Design criteria, such as sensitivity and range, are culled from published work on pressure sores. Three transducers, typical of the most acceptable monitoring types, are examined against this background. The possibilities and problems of a capacitive transducer, currently being developed by the authors, are described.
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Ferguson-Pell, M.W., Bell, F., Evans, J.H. (1976). Interface Pressure Sensors: Existing Devices, Their Suitability And Limitations. In: Kenedi, R.M., Cowden, J.M. (eds) Bed Sore Biomechanics. Strathclyde Bioengineering Seminars. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-02492-6_26
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