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An epifluidic electronic patch with spiking sweat clearance for event-driven perspiration monitoring

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  • Sangha Kim

    (Hanyang University)

  • Seongjin Park

    (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)

  • Jina Choi

    (Hanyang University)

  • Wonseop Hwang

    (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)

  • Sunho Kim

    (Korea Institute of Science and Technology)

  • In-Suk Choi

    (Seoul National University)

  • Hyunjung Yi

    (Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    YU-KIST Institute, Yonsei University)

  • Rhokyun Kwak

    (Hanyang University
    Hanyang University)

Abstract

Sensory neurons generate spike patterns upon receiving external stimuli and encode key information to the spike patterns, enabling energy-efficient external information processing. Herein, we report an epifluidic electronic patch with spiking sweat clearance using a sensor containing a vertical sweat-collecting channel for event-driven, energy-efficient, long-term wireless monitoring of epidermal perspiration dynamics. Our sweat sensor contains nanomesh electrodes on its inner wall of the channel and unique sweat-clearing structures. During perspiration, repeated filling and abrupt emptying of the vertical sweat-collecting channel generate electrical spike patterns with the sweat rate and ionic conductivity proportional to the spike frequency and amplitude over a wide dynamic range and long time (> 8 h). With such ‘spiking’ sweat clearance and corresponding electronic spike patterns, the epifluidic wireless patch successfully decodes epidermal perspiration dynamics in an event-driven manner at different skin locations during exercise, consuming less than 0.6% of the energy required for continuous data transmission. Our patch could integrate various on-skin sensors and emerging edge computing technologies for energy-efficient, intelligent digital healthcare.

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  • Sangha Kim & Seongjin Park & Jina Choi & Wonseop Hwang & Sunho Kim & In-Suk Choi & Hyunjung Yi & Rhokyun Kwak, 2022. "An epifluidic electronic patch with spiking sweat clearance for event-driven perspiration monitoring," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-34442-y
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34442-y
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