Benito-Lopez, Fernando ORCID: 0000-0003-0699-5507, Coyle, Shirley ORCID: 0000-0003-0493-8963, Byrne, Robert and Diamond, Dermot ORCID: 0000-0003-2944-4839 (2010) Microfluidics: new tools in sport science. In: Lab on a Chip European Congress 2010, 25-26 May 2010, Dublin, Ireland.
Abstract
Nowadays, Micro-Total-Analysis-Systems and Lab-on-a-Chip technology are widely
used in analytical chemistry and biotechnology but they still are rarely used in other
areas like sports science.[1] In this field, the development of wearable chemo-/biosensing
that meet the operational requirements is extremely difficult to achieve. In
particular, it requires that the desired sample of analysis, usually a body fluid (blood,
sweat, urine, saliva, etc.), is delivered to an active surface on the sensor for a
reaction to occur and a signal to be generated. Moreover the system must be low
cost while also being robust, miniature, flexible, washable, reusable or/disposable. All
these requirements point to microfluidic devices as the key tools for improving
wearable chemo-/bio-sensing. Here, we will review the state of the art of
microfluidics in sports science and we will present the latest results obtained with
microfluidic devices in our laboratories to obtain real-time information about physical
and physiological parameters in sweat during exercise.[2] Temperature, pH and
sodium concentration are monitored in sweat during sport performance and training
with a small, wearable microfluidic device that continuously samples and monitors
these parameters. Moreover, these devices are light, inherently wearable and robust,
and can be easily integrated into a wireless sensor network. The whole device can
be incorporated into a simple adhesive plaster format which can be attached to the
skin in a few seconds, and causes no discomfort during training.
Metadata
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Invited Talk) |
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Event Type: | Conference |
Refereed: | No |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | microfluidics; |
Subjects: | Physical Sciences > Chemistry Medical Sciences > Sports sciences |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Chemical Sciences Research Initiatives and Centres > CLARITY: The Centre for Sensor Web Technologies Research Initiatives and Centres > National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR) |
Official URL: | http://www.selectbiosciences.com/conferences/loace... |
Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
Funders: | Science Foundation Ireland, SFI 07/CE/I1147 |
ID Code: | 15393 |
Deposited On: | 01 Jun 2010 15:06 by Fernando Benito-Lopez . Last Modified 05 May 2022 13:45 |
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