Rapid prototyping and validation of next generation wearable sensors for personal health monitoring

• Grant number: 16/23083-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: January 04, 2017
• End date: March 03, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics
• Principal Investigator: Osvaldo Novais de Oliveira Junior
• Grantee: Lorenzo Antonio Buscaglia
• Supervisor: Dermot Diamond
• Host Institution: Instituto de Física de São Carlos (IFSC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland
• Associated to the scholarship: 15/16604-8 - Automation of impedance data acquisition in sensors and biosensors, BP.IC

Abstract

This project will involve close interaction with team members (specialist mechanical and electronic engineers, analytical chemists, and microfluidics engineers) who are working on developing autonomous sensors for the non-invasive detection of sodium levels in sweat. Depleted or elevated levels of sodium in sweat can signal a range of conditions including dehydration, exercise associated hyponatremia (over-hydration) and cystic fibrosis. The intern will work on the system's fluidics design, 3D rapid prototyping, and validate the sweat collection and functionality of the device. The knowledge to be acquired will be useful for the miniaturization of an electronic tongue under development in São Carlos within the candidate's main project. The work to be developed in the internship will also be instrumental for the collaboration between USP - São Carlos and DCU. (AU)