Issue 11, 2023

3D-printed epidermal sweat microfluidic systems with integrated microcuvettes for precise spectroscopic and fluorometric biochemical assays

Abstract

Systems for capture, storage and analysis of eccrine sweat can provide insights into physiological health status, quantify losses of water, electrolytes, amino acids and/or other essential species, and identify exposures to adverse environmental species or illicit drugs. Recent advances in materials and device designs serve as the basis for skin-compatible classes of microfluidic platforms and in situ colorimetric assays for precise assessments of sweat rate, sweat loss and concentrations of wide-ranging types of biomarkers in sweat. This paper presents a set of findings that enhances the performance of these systems through the use of microfluidic networks, integrated valves and microscale optical cuvettes formed by three dimensional printing in hard/soft hybrid materials systems, for accurate spectroscopic and fluorometric assays. Field studies demonstrate the capability of these microcuvette systems to evaluate the concentrations of copper, chloride, and glucose in sweat, along with the pH of sweat, with laboratory-grade accuracy and sensitivity.

Graphical abstract: 3D-printed epidermal sweat microfluidic systems with integrated microcuvettes for precise spectroscopic and fluorometric biochemical assays

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
07 Jun 2023
Accepted
17 Aug 2023
First published
21 Aug 2023

Mater. Horiz., 2023,10, 4992-5003

3D-printed epidermal sweat microfluidic systems with integrated microcuvettes for precise spectroscopic and fluorometric biochemical assays

D. S. Yang, Y. Wu, E. E. Kanatzidis, R. Avila, M. Zhou, Y. Bai, S. Chen, Y. Sekine, J. Kim, Y. Deng, H. Guo, Y. Zhang, R. Ghaffari, Y. Huang and J. A. Rogers, Mater. Horiz., 2023, 10, 4992 DOI: 10.1039/D3MH00876B

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