Magnetic Porous Hydrogel-Enhanced Wearable Patch Sensor for Sweat Zinc Ion Monitoring

Wearable sensors for sweat trace metal monitoring have the challenges of effective sweat collection and the real-time recording of detection signals. The existing detection technologies are implemented by generating enough sweat through exercise, which makes detecting trace metals in sweat cumbersom...

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Main Authors: Yao Chu, Zhengzhong LvZeng, Kaijie Lu, Yangyang Chen, Yichuan Shen, Kejia Jing, Haifeng Yang, Wanxin Tang
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语言:English
出版: MDPI AG 2024-08-01
丛编:Sensors
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在线阅读:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/17/5627
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总结:Wearable sensors for sweat trace metal monitoring have the challenges of effective sweat collection and the real-time recording of detection signals. The existing detection technologies are implemented by generating enough sweat through exercise, which makes detecting trace metals in sweat cumbersome. Generally, it takes around 20 min to obtain enough sweat, resulting in dallied and prolonged detection signals that cannot reflect the endogenous fluctuations of the body. To solve these problems, we prepared a multifunctional hydrogel as an electrolyte and combined it with a flexible patch electrode to realize real-time monitoring of sweat Zn<sup>2+</sup>. Such hydrogel has magnetic and porous properties, and the porous structure of hydrogel enables a fast absorption of sweat, and the magnetic property of the addition of fabricated Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> NPs not only improves the conductivity but also ensures the adjustable internal structures of the hydrogel. Such a sensing platform for sweat Zn<sup>2+</sup> monitoring shows a satisfied linear relationship in the concentration range of 0.16–16 µg/mL via differential pulsed anodic striping voltammetry (DPASV) and successfully detects the sweat Zn<sup>2+</sup> of four volunteers during exercise and resting, displaying a promising path for commercial application.
ISSN:1424-8220