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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Analytical Chemistry

Background:

  • Sweat is an accessible biofluid containing valuable physiological and biomolecular information.
  • Wearable sensors offer advantages like lightweight design, wireless connectivity, and skin compatibility for continuous monitoring.
  • Electrochemical sweat sensors are emerging tools for disease diagnosis and health condition monitoring.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the state-of-the-art research in wearable sweat sensors.
  • To discuss the innovative materials used in the construction of these sensors.
  • To forecast future research trends in non-invasive sweat sensing technologies.

Main Methods:

  • Comprehensive review of current literature on wearable sweat sensors.
  • Categorization of innovative materials into sweat collection, detection, and self-powering.
  • Analysis of biomarkers, sensing modalities, sweat collection techniques, and power sources.

Main Results:

  • Identification of key materials for sensor substrates, electrodes, and microfluidic devices.
  • Overview of advancements in absorbent patches and self-powered sensor systems.
  • Discussion of challenges and opportunities in wearable sweat sensor technology.

Conclusions:

  • Wearable sweat sensors represent a promising non-invasive diagnostic platform.
  • Material innovation is crucial for enhancing sensor performance, collection efficiency, and power autonomy.
  • Future research will likely focus on integrated systems, advanced materials, and broader clinical applications.