‘My Sweat my Health’: Real Time Sweat Analysis Using Wearable Micro-fluidic Devices

Vincenzo Fabio Curto; Nikolay	 Angelov; Shirley			 Coyle; Robert		 Byrne; Sarah		 Hughes; Niall Moyna; Dermot		 Diamond; Fernando		 Benito Lopez

5th International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare

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‘My Sweat my Health’: Real Time Sweat Analysis Using Wearable Micro-fluidic Devices

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    author={Vincenzo Fabio Curto and Nikolay	 Angelov and Shirley			 Coyle and Robert		 Byrne and Sarah		 Hughes and Niall Moyna and Dermot		 Diamond and Fernando		 Benito Lopez	},
    title={‘My Sweat my Health’: Real Time Sweat Analysis Using Wearable Micro-fluidic Devices},
    proceedings={5th International ICST Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={PERVASIVEHEALTH},
    year={2012},
    month={4},
    keywords={Sweat analysis pH micro-fluidic LED},
    doi={10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2011.246074}
}

Vincenzo Fabio Curto
Nikolay Angelov
Shirley Coyle
Robert Byrne
Sarah Hughes
Niall Moyna
Dermot Diamond
Fernando Benito Lopez
Year: 2012
‘My Sweat my Health’: Real Time Sweat Analysis Using Wearable Micro-fluidic Devices
PERVASIVEHEALTH
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2011.246074

Vincenzo Fabio Curto¹, Nikolay Angelov¹, Shirley Coyle¹, Robert Byrne¹, Sarah Hughes², Niall Moyna², Dermot Diamond¹, Fernando Benito Lopez ¹^,*

1: CLARITY: Centre for Sensor Web Technologies, National Centre for Sensor Research, School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University
2: School of Health and Human Performance, Dublin City University

*Contact email: fernando.lopez@dcu.ie_

Abstract

In this work a robust, non-invasive and wearable micro-fluidic system was developed and employed to analyse pH of sweat in real time during exercise. The device is incorporated in an optical detection platform designed to provide real-time information on sweat composition. The device has been tested by monitoring the pH of sweat during 55 minutes of cycling activity. During these trials, the data obtained by the micro-fluidic system was compared to pH measurements obtained in parallel studies with a conventional electrochemical sensor.

Keywords: Sweat analysis pH micro-fluidic LED

Published: 2012-04-17
Publisher: IEEE

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/icst.pervasivehealth.2011.246074