An August 2025 Age and Ageing paper reports a six-week trial of the TENA SmartCare Change Indicator in nursing homes in Canada and Germany. The trial did not demonstrate its co-primary outcomes of care efficiency and skin-health change. Some secondary measures, including sleep quality, favoured the device. One device-related harm was reported. These findings require outcome-by-outcome interpretation rather than a general claim of effectiveness. Essity…
An imec publication record describes a smart-diaper sensing design reported in the 2025 volume of IEEE Sensors Journal. Researchers use carbon-printed structures in the disposable product and a reusable external readout. Capacitive coupling allows the readout to detect moisture without a direct electrical connection to the printed structures. The work reports laboratory and in-field testing. It addresses how disposable sensing material and reusable electronics can…
Aalto University research published in 2025 explores a disposable sensor node powered by urine. Printed sensing electrodes and urine-activated electricity generation are combined with a low-power integrated circuit. The doctoral research reports experiments in containers and diapers, including repeated liquid doses and volume estimation. This approach could reduce reliance on a separate battery in the disposable component. Clinical evaluation remains necessary; the university record does…
An abstract on the International Continence Society's website reports an evaluation of TENA Identifi involving 801 residents across 42 Dutch long-term care and disability care organizations. The presentation is scheduled for October 8, 2026, in Sydney; the page does not state when the abstract was published. Data were collected between July 2022 and January 2026. After three days of measurement with sensors embedded in absorbent…
