Device for detecting and monitoring lactate in sweat

New and innovative aspects

• At present, no measuring device capable of lactic acid in sweat is recognized.
• Currently it has not been detected any device capable of measuring lactic acid in sweat
• Lactate is a good indicator of the level of physical effort of a person, and plays an important role in sports medicine, where its determination is useful for monitoring respiratory failure, shock, heart failure and metabolic disorders.
• The device is autonomous and portable and includes all electrical and electronic elements necessary to perform the measurement without connecting to an external device.
• The device includes a miniaturized potentiostat and the biosensor, disposable, single-use, and replaceable for each measurement.

Main advantages of its use

• Simple measures, just with the contact between the electrode and the sweat
• Non-invasive measures, unlike those that can be made through blood, which require long and complex procedures
• Real-Time measurements
• A small amount of sweat is required, one drop, for the measurement, consuming a low voltage
• The measurement obtained is transformed into digital signal and transmitted to the user

Specifications

The biosensor is a disposable system comprising three screen-printed electrodes on a flexible textile support. It has the ability to extract information from the biological system and quantify the signal into electrical current. In contact with sweat, the electrical signal will be modified in proportion to the concentration of lactic acid, allowing its quantitative measurements. The biosensor requires a potentiostat to work.

Applications

​​Sports Equipment and Health.

Intellectual property status

Patent P201630518.

Current development status

Prototype.

Desired business relationship

Trade Agreement, License Agreement, Technical cooperation: further development, Technical Cooperation: testing of new applications; Technical Cooperation: adaptation to specific needs.