The microfluidics of the eccrine sweat gland, including biomarker partitioning, transport, and biosensing implications

• Published in: Biomicrofluidics Vol. 9; no. 3; p. 031301
• Main Authors: Sonner, Z., Wilder, E., Heikenfeld, J., Kasting, G., Beyette, F., Swaile, D., Sherman, F., Joyce, J., Hagen, J., Kelley-Loughnane, N., Naik, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Institute of Physics 01.05.2015; AIP Publishing LLC
• Subjects: Biomarkers; Cytokines; Diffusion rate; Ethanol; Flow velocity; Microfluidics; Partitioning; Peptides; Proteins; Skin; Sweat

Non-invasive and accurate access of biomarkers remains a holy grail of the biomedical community. Human eccrine sweat is a surprisingly biomarker-rich fluid which is gaining increasing attention. This is especially true in applications of continuous bio-monitoring where other biofluids prove more cha...