title: Wearable technology for bio-chemical analysis of body fluids during exercise.
abstract: This paper details the development of a textile based fluid handling system with integrated wireless biochemical sensors. Such research represents a new advancement in the area of wearable technologies. The system contains pH, sodium and conductivity sensors. It has been demonstrated during on-body trials that the pH sensor has close agreement with measurements obtained using a reference pH probe. Initial investigations into the sodium and conductivity sensors have shown their suitability for integration into the wearable system. It is thought that applications exist in personal health and sports performance and training.
authors.affiliation: Adaptive Sensors Group, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schazmann
authors.forename: Yangzhe
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coyle
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brady
authors.forename: Cormac
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fay
authors.forename: Jer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: King Tong
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Gordon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.forename: Dermot
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Diamond
mesh_terms: D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation; D003020:Clothing; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013542:Sweat / Q000737:chemistry*; D014159:Transducers