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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
May. 20, 2016
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Amanda Myers, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abhishek Malhotra, Raleigh, NC (US);
John Muth, Raleigh, NC (US);
Yong Zhu, Raleigh, NC (US);
Shanshan Yao, Raleigh, NC (US);
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for a flexible hydration sensor that can be implemented in a wearable device. A hydration monitoring device can include at least one flexible electrode comprising a plurality of silver nanowires embedded within a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate. Processing circuitry can be configured to measure a hydration level of an individual wearing the hydration monitoring device based at least in part on a measurement of a skin impedance of the individual. In some embodiments, the hydration monitoring device can also generate a hydration metric based on the level of hydration and display the hydration metric.