New Wearable Chemical Sensor Analyzes Sweat During Exercise, Even Swimming (6 of 11) (IMAGE)

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New Wearable Chemical Sensor Analyzes Sweat During Exercise, Even Swimming (6 of 11)

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An epidermal microfluidic device adheres conformally to the neck of an athlete and accommodates natural motion. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Jan. 25th, 2019, issue of Science Advances, published by AAAS. The paper, by J.T. Reeder at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, and colleagues was titled, "Waterproof, electronics-enabled, epidermal microfluidic devices for sweat collection, biomarker analysis, and thermography in aquatic settings."

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