Abstract
Wearable monitoring systems provide valuable insights about the state of wellness, performance, and progression of diseases. Although conventional wearable systems have been effective in measuring a few key biophysical markers, they offer limited insights into biochemical activity and are otherwise cumbersome in ambulatory modes of use, relying on wired connections, mechanical straps, and bulky electronics. Recent advances in skin-interfaced microfluidics, stretchable/flexible electronics, and mechanics have created new wearable systems with capabilities in real-time, noninvasive analysis of sweat biochemistry in combination with biophysical metrics. Here, the latest technologies in multifunctional sweat sensing systems are presented with a focus on novel microfluidic designs, fully-integrated wireless electrochemical sensors, and hybrid biochemical/biophysical sensing capabilities, creating real-time physiological insights.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 1907269 |
| Journal | Advanced Functional Materials |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 37 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2020 |
Funding
R.G. and J.C. contributed equally to this work. This research was supported by the Northwestern University Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics and the Simpson Querrey Institute for BioNanotechnology. This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government. (MSIT) (NRF-2019R1A2C1084419).
Keywords
- bioassays
- bioelectronics
- electrochemistry
- microfluidics
- personalized medicine
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- General Chemistry
- Condensed Matter Physics
- General Materials Science
- Electrochemistry
- Biomaterials