Recent developments in sweat analysis and its applications

Int J Anal Chem. 2015:2015:164974. doi: 10.1155/2015/164974. Epub 2015 Mar 9.

Abstract

Currently, the clinical use of sweat as biofluid is limited. The collection of sweat and its analysis for determining ethanol, drugs, ions, and metals have been encompassed in this review article to assess the merits of sweat compared to other biofluids, for example, blood or urine. Moreover, sweat comprises various biomarkers of different diseases including cystic fibrosis and diabetes. Additionally, the normalization of sampled volume of sweat is also necessary for getting efficient and useful results.

Publication types

  • Review