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Electrospinning Of Formic Acid/Acetic Acid And Nylon-6 Solutions For Wearable Hydration Sensors, Nichole Cooper, Jonathan Doak
Electrospinning Of Formic Acid/Acetic Acid And Nylon-6 Solutions For Wearable Hydration Sensors, Nichole Cooper, Jonathan Doak
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Students have been working on the development of wearable hydration sensors at the startup company RooSense. The goal of the company is to develop a lightweight wearable sensor that enables the user to know their hydration level, thus elevating their performance goals. To measure the hydration of the wearer, the sodium and other salt ions are collected from the user’s sweat as they exercise. This sweat is analyzed as it is collected to give the user an exact level of hydration, so they know how much fluids they need. The production of this ion sensor requires numerous steps and iteration …