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Table 2 Mk9 internal and external sensor coefficients of conductance

From: Quantifying the effects of sensor coatings on body temperature measurements

Temperature sensor

Coefficient of conductance (k s, min−1)

\({\text{RMSE}}_{{k_{\text{s}} }}\) (°C)

Pre-correction

Post-correction

Internal

0.81 ± 0.07

2.14 ± 0.2

0.52 ± 0.1

External

1.79 ± 0.06

0.38 ± 0.1

0.18 ± 0.1

  1. The mean (±SD) coefficients of conductance and the RMSE between the sensor temperature measurements (pre- and post-correction) and the ambient temperature during the heating and cooling curves of the calibration experiment
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