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A soft, wearable microfluidic device for the capture, storage, and colorimetric sensing of sweat Open
A soft, skin-mounted microfluidic device captures microliter volumes of sweat and quantitatively measures biochemical markers by colorimetric analysis.
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Wearable/disposable sweat-based glucose monitoring device with multistage transdermal drug delivery module Open
A sweat-based glucose monitoring device with transdermal drug delivery is developed for noninvasive diabetes treatment.
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Autonomous sweat extraction and analysis applied to cystic fibrosis and glucose monitoring using a fully integrated wearable platform Open
Significance The inherent inaccessibility of sweat in sedentary individuals in large volume (≥10 µL) for on-demand and in situ analysis has limited our ability to capitalize on this noninvasive and rich source of information. Through devis…
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Battery-free, skin-interfaced microfluidic/electronic systems for simultaneous electrochemical, colorimetric, and volumetric analysis of sweat Open
Battery-free, wireless microfluidic/electronic system for multiparameter sweat analysis.
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The microfluidics of the eccrine sweat gland, including biomarker partitioning, transport, and biosensing implications Open
Non-invasive and accurate access of biomarkers remains a holy grail of the biomedical community. Human eccrine sweat is a surprisingly biomarker-rich fluid which is gaining increasing attention. This is especially true in applications of c…
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Physiology of sweat gland function: The roles of sweating and sweat composition in human health Open
The purpose of this comprehensive review is to: 1) review the physiology of sweat gland function and mechanisms determining the amount and composition of sweat excreted onto the skin surface; 2) provide an overview of the well-established …
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Skin-Interfaced Wearable Sweat Sensors for Precision Medicine Open
Wearable sensors hold great potential in empowering personalized health monitoring, predictive analytics, and timely intervention toward personalized healthcare. Advances in flexible electronics, materials science, and electrochemistry hav…
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Integrated textile sensor patch for real-time and multiplex sweat analysis Open
We report a sweat analysis patch based on silk-derived carbon textile for simultaneous detection of six health-related biomarkers.
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Simultaneous Monitoring of Sweat and Interstitial Fluid Using a Single Wearable Biosensor Platform Open
The development of wearable biosensors for continuous noninvasive monitoring of target biomarkers is limited to assays of a single sampled biofluid. An example of simultaneous noninvasive sampling and analysis of two different biofluids us…
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A Wearable Supercapacitor Based on Conductive PEDOT:PSS‐Coated Cloth and a Sweat Electrolyte Open
A sweat‐based flexible supercapacitor (SC) for self‐powered smart textiles and wearable systems is presented. The developed SC uses sweat as the electrolyte and poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) as the act…
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A wearable multisensing patch for continuous sweat monitoring Open
In sport, exercise and healthcare settings, there is a need for continuous, non-invasive monitoring of biomarkers to assess human performance, health and wellbeing. Here we report the development of a flexible microfluidic platform with fu…
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A Wearable Microfluidic Sensing Patch for Dynamic Sweat Secretion Analysis Open
Wearable sweat sensing is a rapidly rising research area driven by its promising potential in health, fitness, and diagnostic applications. Despite the growth in the field, major challenges in relation to sweat metrics remain to be address…
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Role of CFTR in epithelial physiology Open
Salt and fluid absorption and secretion are two processes that are fundamental to epithelial function and whole body fluid homeostasis, and as such are tightly regulated in epithelial tissues. The CFTR anion channel plays a major role in r…
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Skin-interfaced systems for sweat collection and analytics Open
The advances in sweat collection and analytics follow from a convergence of electronics, electrochemistry, and microfluidics.
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Sweating Rate and Sweat Sodium Concentration in Athletes: A Review of Methodology and Intra/Interindividual Variability Open
Athletes lose water and electrolytes as a consequence of thermoregulatory sweating during exercise and it is well known that the rate and composition of sweat loss can vary considerably within and among individuals. Many scientists and pra…
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Regional and correlative sweat analysis using high-throughput microfluidic sensing patches toward decoding sweat Open
Sweat is used to examine fluid and electrolyte loss, ion correlations, and glucose dynamics in healthy and diabetic cohorts.
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Methylxanthine Drug Monitoring with Wearable Sweat Sensors Open
Drug monitoring plays crucial roles in doping control and precision medicine. It helps physicians tailor drug dosage for optimal benefits, track patients' compliance to prescriptions, and understand the complex pharmacokinetics of drugs. C…
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Waterproof, electronics-enabled, epidermal microfluidic devices for sweat collection, biomarker analysis, and thermography in aquatic settings Open
Waterproof epidermal microfluidics enable collection and analysis of sweat during aquatic exercise.
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Comprehensive Review on Wearable Sweat-Glucose Sensors for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Open
The incidence of diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate, and regular glucose monitoring is critical in order to manage diabetes. Currently, glucose in the body is measured by an invasive method of blood sugar testing. Blood glucose (BG…
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Passive sweat collection and colorimetric analysis of biomarkers relevant to kidney disorders using a soft microfluidic system Open
Passive sweat collection and colorimetric analysis.
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Wearable plasmonic paper–based microfluidics for continuous sweat analysis Open
Wearable sweat sensors have the potential to provide clinically meaningful information associated with the health and disease states of individuals. Current sensors mainly rely on enzymes and antibodies as biorecognition elements to achiev…
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Lactate Biosensing for Reliable On-Body Sweat Analysis Open
Wearable lactate sensors for sweat analysis are highly appealing for both the sports and healthcare fields. Electrochemical biosensing is the approach most widely used for lactate determination, and this technology generally demonstrates a…
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Recent Developments in Sweat Analysis and Its Applications Open
Currently, the clinical use of sweat as biofluid is limited. The collection of sweat and its analysis for determining ethanol, drugs, ions, and metals have been encompassed in this review article to assess the merits of sweat compared to o…
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Eccrine sweat gland development and sweat secretion Open
Eccrine sweat glands help to maintain homoeostasis, primarily by stabilizing body temperature. Derived from embryonic ectoderm, millions of eccrine glands are distributed across human skin and secrete litres of sweat per day. Their easy ac…
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Skin-interfaced microfluidic system with personalized sweating rate and sweat chloride analytics for sports science applications Open
Wearable microfluidic system enables remote analysis of sweat rate and chloride loss for assessing personalized fluid needs.
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Wearable hydrogel patch with noninvasive, electrochemical glucose sensor for natural sweat detection Open
Recent advances in microelectronics and electrochemical sensing platforms have preceded the development of devices for personal monitoring and managing physiological and metabolic information that exploit sweat as a noninvasive, convenient…
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Epidermal Patch with Glucose Biosensor: pH and Temperature Correction toward More Accurate Sweat Analysis during Sport Practice Open
We present an epidermal patch for glucose analysis in sweat incorporating for the first time pH and temperature correction according to local dynamic fluctuations in sweat during on-body tests. This sort of correction is indeed the main no…
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Prenatal Correction of X-Linked Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia Open
Genetic deficiency of ectodysplasin A (EDA) causes X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (XLHED), in which the development of sweat glands is irreversibly impaired, an condition that can lead to life-threatening hyperthermia. We obser…
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Long-term reliable physical health monitoring by sweat pore–inspired perforated electronic skins Open
Artificial auxetic sweat ducts enable electronic skin sensors to perform reliable and noninvasive health monitoring over a week.
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Wearable Sweat Band for Noninvasive Levodopa Monitoring Open
Levodopa is the standard medication clinically prescribed to patients afflicted with Parkinson's disease. In particular, the monitoring and optimization of levodopa dosage are critical to mitigate the onset of undesired fluctuations in the…