Skin-interfaced microfluidic system with personalized sweating rate and sweat chloride analytics for sports science applications.

The article presents a study which examined the use of skin-interfaced wearable microfluidic device and smartphone image processing platform to analyze regional sweating rate and sweat chloride concentration (CI-) for sports science applications. The aim is to determine the correct time and amount of personalized fluid-electrolyte intake of athletes participating in competitive sports to maintain their proper hydration and electrolyte balance.