Fully organic graphene oxide-based sensor with integrated pump for sodium detection

Sweat is produced by the body naturally during physical activity and this fluid can be analysed in real-time to reflect the body’s hydration and electrolyte status. This paper reports a new type of organic disposable sensor pump that integrates sweat collection and sodium (Na+) ion sensing into cott...

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Main Authors: Huang, Jingfeng, Harvey, James, Chen, Hu, Faulkner, Steve, King, James, Nimmo, Myra A., Tok, Alfred Iing Yoong
Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107429
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/26008
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Sweat is produced by the body naturally during physical activity and this fluid can be analysed in real-time to reflect the body’s hydration and electrolyte status. This paper reports a new type of organic disposable sensor pump that integrates sweat collection and sodium (Na+) ion sensing into cotton threads. This integration allows the sensor platform to be small, portable and wearable; thus allowing potential advantage to interface with the human body during field exercises enabling the provision of real-time data for immediate intervention. The sensor uses a sodium-selective Ion Selective Electrode (ISE) modified graphene oxide transducer intertwined with a thread pump. In this paper, we present the characterisation, synthesis and sensing data of this sensor.