Early-stage life cycle assessment for sustainable design of wearable microfluidic sweat sensor: continuous dehydration monitoring

IntroductionWearable sweat sensors are emerging as non-invasive tools for health monitoring and point-of-care diagnostics. However, their single-use nature and complex manufacturing processes pose significant sustainability challenges. This research integrates Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) at the desi...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologies
Main Authors:	Genis Rabost-Garcia, David Sanchez, Victor Nacher-Castellet, Andrea Fajardo, Oriol Ymbern, Xavier Muñoz-Pascual, Albert Alvarez, Jaime Punter-Villagrasa, Jasmina Casals-Terré, Ricardo Heredia, Fernando Espinoza, Lia Moreno-Simonet, Pedro L. Cosio, Joan A. Cadefau, Max Marwede, Alfredo E. Ongaro
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-10-01
Subjects:	life cycle assessment (LCA) wearables sustainable medical devices dehydration sweat rate sweat sensors
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frlct.2025.1688689/full