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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2022

A Skin-Interfaced, Miniaturized Microfluidic Analysis and Delivery System for Colorimetric Measurements of Nutrients in Sweat and Supply of Vitamins Through the Skin.

Joohee Kim, Yixin Wu, Haiwen Luan, Da Som Yang, Donghwi Cho, Sung Soo Kwak, Shanliangzi Liu, Hanjun Ryu, Roozbeh Ghaffari, John A Rogers

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Joohee KimCenter for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0294-9565
Yixin WuCenter for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Haiwen LuanCenter for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Da Som YangCenter for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Donghwi ChoCenter for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Sung Soo KwakCenter for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Shanliangzi LiuCenter for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Hanjun RyuCenter for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
Roozbeh GhaffariCenter for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.
John A RogersCenter for Bio-Integrated Electronics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60208, USA.

Funding

IINKeck FoundationNorthwestern's MRSEC program NSF DMR-1720139NUFAB facility of Northwestern University's NUANCE CenterQuerrey-Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics at Northwestern UniversitySHyNE Resource NSF ECCS-2025633
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nutrients play critical roles in maintaining core physiological functions and in preventing diseases. Technologies for delivering these nutrients and for monitoring their concentrations can help to ensure proper nutritional balance. Eccrine sweat is a potentially attractive class of biofluid for monitoring purposes due to the ability to capture sweat easily and noninvasively from nearly any region of the body using skin-integrated microfluidic technologies. Here, a miniaturized system of this type is presented that allows simple, rapid colorimetric assessments of the concentrations of multiple essential nutrients in sweat, simultaneously and without any supporting electronics - vitamin C, calcium, zinc, and iron. A transdermal patch integrated directly with the microfluidics supports passive, sustained delivery of these species to the body throughout a period of wear. Comparisons of measurement results to those from traditional lab analysis methods demonstrate the accuracy and reliability of this platform. On-body tests with human subjects reveal correlations between the time dynamics of concentrations of these nutrients in sweat and those of the corresponding concentrations in blood. Studies conducted before and after consuming certain foods and beverages highlight practical capabilities in monitoring nutritional balance, with strong potential to serve as a basis for guiding personalized dietary choices.

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AdultBiosensing TechniquesColorimetryFemaleHumansMaleMicrofluidic Analytical TechniquesMicrofluidicsNutrientsSkinSweatTransdermal PatchVitaminsYoung AdultNutrientsVitaminsnutrient deliverynutritionskin-interfaced systemssweat sensorswearable sensors

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PMID34747140
PMCPMC8805554

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