Bio-sensing textile based patch with integrated optical detection system for sweat monitoring
RIS ID
32372
Abstract
Sensors, which can be integrated into clothing and used to measure biochemical changes in body fluids, such as sweat, constitute a major advancement in the area of wearable sensors. Initial applications for such technology exist in personal health and sports performance monitoring. However, sample collection is a complicated matter as analysis must be done in real-time in order to obtain a useful examination of its composition. This work outlines the development of a textile-based fluid handling platform which uses a passive pump to gather sweat and move it through a pre-defined channel for analysis. The system is tested both in vitro and in vivo. In addition, a pH sensor, which depends on the use of a pH sensitive dye and paired emitter-detector LEDs to measure colour changes, has been developed. In vitro and on-body trials have shown that the sensor has the potential to record real-time variations in sweat during exercise.
Grant Number
ARC/FF0669110
Publication Details
Morris, D., Coyle, S., Wu, Y., Lau, K., Wallace, G. G. & Diamond, D. (2009). Bio-sensing textile based patch with integrated optical detection system for sweat monitoring. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers, 139 (1), 231-236.