A wearable device that analyzes sweat and reports health status?

A research team at North Carolina State University is developing a wearable multiplexed biosensor system. Sweat may feel dirty, but this metabolite contains information such as glucose and lactic acid, pH, and temperature, and can analyze various things that happen in the body.

This device analyzes sweat and alerts the user of dehydration during exercise or military training, giving attention to the user not to fall, or selecting an exercise suitable for his or her metabolism, and it can be applied to recommend refraining from salt and sugar in meals. Of course, it can be used not only in sports but also in medical fields.

Exhaustion due to exercise and poor physical condition due to illness are completely dependent on how you feel. If you add a more scientific basis for your judgment, you might be able to take reliable data on the levels of thermometers and blood pressure monitors used at home.

Although the device under development has been miniaturized like a clock, it is said that it actually has the capability of four large analyzers in a laboratory. The research team explains that the data analyzed by the device is designed to be transmitted to terminals such as smartphones. If the app uses AI to compare records for further analysis, or if the body is really in danger, various applications can be expected, such as contacting family members or medical institutions.

The research team is looking for companies that will help commercialize it by repeating tests in the future. If this device is put into practice, it could lead to a new approach to fitness tracker. Related information can be found here .