'No pumps, no batteries needed': Wearable semiconductor fabric monitors health through sweat
A research team led by Prof. Kim Bong-hoon from the Department of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology has developed a semiconductor fiber-based wearable sweat sensor that can collect sweat automatically and analyze various biosignals simultaneously without an external power source. They have reported their achievement in Small Structures. Sweat is a useful indicator for real-time health monitoring because it contains various biological information, such as electrolytes and metabolites. However, conventional wearable sweat sensors use microchannel (minute tube) structures or forcefully induce sweating through external stimuli, resulting in unstable skin contact and difficulty reliably collecting the required amounts of sweat.
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