Citation: SONG Jing-Yao, HUANG Rong, CHEN Yuan-Yuan, DENG Dong-Mei, YAN Xiao-Xia, LUO Li-Qiang. Research Progress of Flexible Sweat Sensors Based on Conductive Materials[J]. Chinese Journal of Analytical Chemistry, ;2023, 51(5): 695-705. doi: 10.19756/j.issn.0253-3820.221623 shu

Research Progress of Flexible Sweat Sensors Based on Conductive Materials

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Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China;
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Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China

Corresponding author: DENG Dong-Mei, LUO Li-Qiang,
Received Date: 8 December 2022
Revised Date: 21 March 2023

Fund Project: Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 61971274, 62171268).

In recent years, flexible sensors have gained great attention in the fields of personal health monitoring and medical diagnosis. Currently, flexible monitoring devices for biochemical markers are gradually being developed to grasp the health status of the human body more comprehensively and accurately. In addition, the widespread distribution of sweat glands in human body makes sweat a readily available biological fluid. Sweat contains a variety of biomarkers, and their concentrations are correlated with blood concentrations. Combined with flexible sensing technology, real-time monitoring of sweat can reflect the human body′s dehydration, fatigue, disease and mental stress in a timely manner. This review summarized the conductive materials for constructing flexible sensors, introduced the composition of sweat and the methods of stimulating sweat production and collecting sweat, and outlined the applications of flexible sweat sensors in detection of ions, metabolites, biomolecules and drugs. Finally, the future trends of flexible sweat sensors were prospected, hoping to promote the development of personalized medical care in the future.
- Flexible sensors,
- Conductive materials,
- Sweat,
- Metabolites,
- Biomolecules,
- Drugs,
- Review
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