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Jing Yin1,2, Jingcheng Li2, Vundrala Sumedha Reddy2
1National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
Biosensors
|January 21, 2023
Summary
Textile-based wearable sensors offer a flexible and comfortable way to noninvasively monitor human health through sweat biomarkers. This review explores their development, mechanisms, and applications in real-time health analysis.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Engineering
- Materials Science
- Wearable Technology
Background:
- Healthcare is shifting towards virtual monitoring using sensors for real-time diagnosis.
- Textile-based wearable sensors are emerging as promising platforms for noninvasive physiological monitoring.
- Sweat analysis offers valuable insights into human physiology and health status via biomarkers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the research progress of textile-based flexible sweat sensors.
- To contrast common sensing mechanisms, materials, and preparation processes.
- To summarize challenges and future directions in sweat sensor development.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on textile-based sweat sensors.
- Analysis of sensor components: sweat transport, signal selection, sensing elements, and integration.
- Comparison of different sensing mechanisms and their applications.
Main Results:
- Textile-based sweat sensors offer flexibility and comfort for wearable applications.
- Various mechanisms, materials, and preparation methods are utilized in their development.
- Key components include sweat transportation, signal processing, and sensing elements.
Conclusions:
- Textile-based sweat sensors are advancing real-time, noninvasive health monitoring.
- Further development is needed to address existing challenges and limitations.
- These sensors hold significant potential for personalized and remote healthcare.
