Novel Sweat-Based Wearable Device for Advanced Monitoring of Athletic Physiological Biometrics
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. System Architecture
2.2. Chest Strap and Cartridge
2.2.1. Chest Strap
2.2.2. Cartridge
2.3. Electronics of the System
2.3.1. ECG Recording and Heart Rate Estimation
2.3.2. Sweat Rate and Conductivity Instrumentations
2.3.3. Potentiostat
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. In Vitro Tests
- Moisten the rubber electrodes of the wearable device and the reference band, before placing them on the chest of a volunteer.
- Collect the data from each device using a mobile phone application, while the volunteer is sitting, for five minutes.
- Collect the data from each device using a mobile phone application, while the volunteer is pedaling on a stationary bicycle at a constant load, for five minutes.
- Collect the data from each device using a mobile phone application, while the volunteer is sitting, again, for five minutes.
3.2. In Vivo Tests
- Attach the heart rate monitor strap to the central module and wet both rubber electrodes.
- Remove the adhesive liner of the disposable and adhere the central module carrying the cartridge to the skin.
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Participants | Correlation Coefficient | Mean Standard Deviation |
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Males | 0.81 | 2.9 bpm |
Females | 0.83 | 2.8 bpm |
Parameters | Volunteer 1 | Volunteer 2 | Volunteer 3 |
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Sex | Male | Female | Male |
Age (years) | 30 | 21 | 39 |
Height (cm) | 175 | 164 | 176 |
Weight (kg) | 80.4 | 52.0 | 75.0 |
BMI (kg/m3) | 26.3 | 19.3 | 24.2 |
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Aguilar-Torán, J.; Rabost-Garcia, G.; Toinga-Villafuerte, S.; Álvarez-Carulla, A.; Colmena-Rubil, V.; Fajardo-Garcia, A.; Cardona-Bonet, A.; Casals-Terré, J.; Muñoz-Pascual, X.; Miribel-Català, P.; et al. Novel Sweat-Based Wearable Device for Advanced Monitoring of Athletic Physiological Biometrics. Sensors 2023, 23, 9473. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239473
Aguilar-Torán J, Rabost-Garcia G, Toinga-Villafuerte S, Álvarez-Carulla A, Colmena-Rubil V, Fajardo-Garcia A, Cardona-Bonet A, Casals-Terré J, Muñoz-Pascual X, Miribel-Català P, et al. Novel Sweat-Based Wearable Device for Advanced Monitoring of Athletic Physiological Biometrics. Sensors. 2023; 23(23):9473. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239473
Chicago/Turabian StyleAguilar-Torán, Javier, Genis Rabost-Garcia, Samantha Toinga-Villafuerte, Albert Álvarez-Carulla, Valeria Colmena-Rubil, Andrea Fajardo-Garcia, Andrea Cardona-Bonet, Jasmina Casals-Terré, Xavier Muñoz-Pascual, Pere Miribel-Català, and et al. 2023. "Novel Sweat-Based Wearable Device for Advanced Monitoring of Athletic Physiological Biometrics" Sensors 23, no. 23: 9473. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239473