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The future of wearable sweat sensors in intensive care units: Toward a new era of noninvasive, continuous real-time monitoring

Year: 2026

Type: review

Abstract: There is an urgent need for noninvasive, continuous patient monitoring technology in the intensive care unit. As an emerging monitoring tool, wearable sweat sensors can obtain multiple biochemical marker information in real-timely and noninvasively, and have significant advantages. This article reviews the basic principles of wearable sweat sensors, biomarkers in sweat, and their application prospects in intensive care units, covering their potential in inflammation monitoring, metabolic management, drug monitoring, and so on, and provides an in depth discussion of technical maturity, clinical verification, system integration, and standardization challenges. It was finally pointed out that wearable sweat sensors are expected to promote the transformation of critical care into personalized, predictive, and preventive medicine through integration with digital health systems.

Source: Journal of Intensive Medicine

DOI: 10.1016/j.jointm.2026.03.004

Authors: Jinyuan Mei, Qizhang Yang, Mi Tian, Shuixiang Deng, Ye Gong

Institutions: Fudan University, Huashan Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,100