Sweatcessory: a Wearable Necklace for Sensing Biological Data in Sweat
Meredith Young-Ng, Grace Chen, Danielle Kiyama, Anna-Sofia Giannicola, Erkin Şeker, Katia Vega
Abstract
Sweat contains various analytes (biochemical data) that can be used to monitor health. Electrochemical sweat biosensors non-invasively monitor analytes via an electrode in contact with the skin. We introduce Sweatcessory, a novel form factor (a wearable necklace) with a sodium-detecting sweat biosensor whose data can be viewed in a Bluetooth web app. We present a design rationale for sweat biosensor form factors, our implementation process for Sweatcessory, an app for visualization, and an electrode functional evaluation.
Topics & Concepts
Wearable computerBiosensorSWEATBluetoothComputer scienceAnalyteEccrine sweatNecklaceHuman–computer interactionNanotechnologyChemistryMaterials scienceEmbedded systemWirelessBiologyTelecommunicationsChromatographyMathematicsPaleontologyCombinatoricsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsAdvanced Chemical Sensor TechnologiesTactile and Sensory Interactions