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Researchers report a wireless, stretchable hybrid electronic system for monitoring sodium intake in the oral cavity; the device, embedded within a breathable elastomeric membrane, integrates miniaturized chip-scale technology and microstructured sodium sensors to wirelessly measure sodium intake in real-time, and the authors demonstrated the in vivo feasibility of the sodium sensing technology in a study with three healthy participants, findings potentially relevant to managing hypertension, according to the authors.
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Article #17-19573: "Wireless, intraoral hybrid electronics for real-time quantification of sodium intake toward hypertension management," by Yongkuk Lee et al.
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