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Marc Parrilla¹, Rocío Cánovas¹, Itthipon Jeerapan¹

¹Department of NanoEngineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.

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Summary

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Researchers developed a flexible, textile-based sensor array for real-time, noninvasive monitoring of key electrolytes like sodium and potassium. These wearable sensors maintain performance even under significant mechanical strain during daily activities.

Keywords:

electrolytes screen printing stretchable potentiometric sensors wearable textiles

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Biomedical Engineering
Analytical Chemistry

Background:

Wearable sensors are crucial for continuous health monitoring.
Existing sensors often lack durability under mechanical stress.
Noninvasive monitoring of electrolytes is vital for managing various health conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a novel textile-based wearable sensor array.
To evaluate the sensor's performance under mechanical strain.
To enable real-time, noninvasive monitoring of sodium and potassium levels.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of a printed, flexible multi-ion potentiometric sensor array on a textile substrate.
Testing sensor performance under various mechanical strain conditions simulating daily activities.
Real-time measurement of electrolyte concentrations (sodium and potassium).

Main Results:

The textile-based sensor array demonstrated favorable operation under extreme mechanical strains.
The sensors provided accurate and real-time noninvasive monitoring of sodium and potassium.
The printed flexible sensors exhibited robustness and reliability.

Conclusions:

A novel textile-based wearable sensor array has been successfully developed.
The developed sensors offer a promising platform for noninvasive electrolyte monitoring.
This technology supports continuous health tracking during daily physical activities.