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ArticleScience advances2025

Stressomic: A wearable microfluidic biosensor for dynamic profiling of multiple stress hormones in sweat.

Jiaobing Tu, Jeonghee Yeom, Joshua Chaj Ulloa, Samuel A Solomon, Jihong Min, Wenzheng Heng, Gwangmook Kim, Jadelynn Dao, Rohan Vemu, Marion Pang and 3 more

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Article in Science advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Jiaobing TuAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7653-6640
Jeonghee YeomAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6320-034X
Joshua Chaj UlloaAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1464-1330
Samuel A SolomonAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7199-6659
Jihong MinAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5788-1473
Wenzheng HengAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-5278-0727
Gwangmook KimAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7469-408X
Jadelynn DaoAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-4066-8326
Rohan VemuAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4353-5318
Marion PangAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0158-2976
Canran WangAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3297-9041
Dong-Hwan KimSchool of Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-2753-0955
Wei GaoAndrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8503-4562

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Managing stress is essential for mental and physical health, yet current methods rely on subjective self-assessments or indirect physiological measurements, often lacking accuracy. Existing wearable sensors primarily target a single stress hormone, cortisol, using single-point measurements that fail to capture real-time changes and distinguish between acute and chronic stress. To address this, we present Stressomic, a wearable multiplexed microfluidic biosensor for noninvasive monitoring of cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine in sweat. Stressomic integrates iontophoresis-driven sweat extraction with bursting valve-regulated microfluidic channels for continuous sampling and analysis. Gold nanodendrite-decorated laser-engraved graphene electrodes achieve picomolar-level sensitivity, enabling simultaneous detection of multiple stress hormones. Electrochemical assays and human studies demonstrate that Stressomic reliably tracks hormone fluctuations in response to physical, psychological, and pharmacological stressors. Distinct temporal patterns reveal the dynamic interplay between the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the sympathetic nervous system. This platform enables continuous, multiplexed stress profiling, offering opportunities for early detection of maladaptive responses, personalized stress management, and deeper insights into stress biology.

Indexed as

Biosensing TechniquesHormonesMicrofluidicsStress, PsychologicalSweatWearable Electronic DevicesEpinephrineHumansHydrocortisoneLab-On-A-Chip DevicesNorepinephrineEpinephrineHormonesHydrocortisoneNorepinephrine

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PMID40768584
PMCPMC12327446

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