Biomarkers of health and disease in urine and stool can be longitudinally tracked with a ‘smart’ toilet incorporating biometric identification, pressure and motion sensors, urinalysis strips and a uroflowmeter.
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Damir Brdjanovic is the inventor of the eSOS Smart Toilet and co-inventor of the MEDiLOO and DEMOS concepts.
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Brdjanovic, D. A personalized view of excreta. Nat Biomed Eng 4, 581–582 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-020-0575-0
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