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Sensing sweat in real-time using wearable microfluidics

Benito-Lopez, Fernando orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0699-5507, Coyle, Shirley orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-0493-8963, Byrne, Robert and Diamond, Dermot orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-2944-4839 (2010) Sensing sweat in real-time using wearable microfluidics. In: BSN 2010 - 7th International Workshop on Wearable and Implantable Body Sensor Networks, 26-28 June 2010, Singapore.

Abstract
Real-time analysis of sweat loss is an exciting prospect for the sports industry. Replacing the fluids and electrolytes lost during exercise is vital to ensure adequate hydration which affects health and performance. We have developed a wearable device to provide immediate feedback to the user regarding the pH level of their sweat. An array of pH indicators are used to create a coloured barcode onto thin layers of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). The barcode sensor is flexible and can adapt to the contours of the body easily. It is integrated into the clothes and/or an adhesive plaster to be placed on different body regions e.g. forearm, wrist or forehead. A visual colour change is observed depending on the sweat pH, providing immediate physiological information to the athlete or coach during physical exercise. This colour change could also be monitored by cameras which are often already in place for kinematic analysis. We have also developed a wearable microfluidic device to sample and analyse small quantities of sweat. This work follows on from the EU FP6 BIOTEX project.
Metadata
Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Other)
Event Type:Conference
Refereed:No
Uncontrolled Keywords:pH; sport science; sweat monitoring; wearable sensors; chemical barcode;
Subjects:Medical Sciences > Health
Physical Sciences > Chemistry
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Chemical Sciences
Research Institutes and Centres > CLARITY: The Centre for Sensor Web Technologies
Research Institutes and Centres > National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR)
Official URL:http://bsn2010.org/demo_summary.htm#proposal3
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:Science Foundation Ireland, SFI 07/CE/I1147
ID Code:15431
Deposited On:28 Jun 2010 12:42 by Fernando Benito-Lopez . Last Modified 05 May 2022 13:46
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