The Science Behind Sweat
References
Wearable Technology and Biosensors
- "From Smartwatches to Skincare: How Wearable Tech is Changing the Way We Care for Our Skin" (Emotion Master, May 31, 2023).
- "A non-invasive wearable stress patch for real-time cortisol monitoring using a pseudoknot-assisted aptamer" (Biosensors and Bioelectronics, May 1, 2023).
- "A wearable aptamer nanobiosensor for non-invasive female hormone monitoring" (Nature Nanotechnology/PMC, 2023/2024).
- "High-precision flexible sweat self-collection sensor for mental stress evaluation" (npj Flexible Electronics, 2024).
- "L'Oréal unveils prototype of first-ever wearable microfluidic sensor to measure skin pH levels" (Press Release, January 6, 2019).
- "Oura's Business Breakdown & Founding Story" (Contrary Research, June 15, 2023).
- "Skin-interfaced colorimetric microfluidic devices for on-demand sweat analysis" (npj Flexible Electronics, 2023).
- "Sleep Tech Devices Market Size to Surpass USD 134.60 Billion by 2034" (Precedence Research, March 19, 2025).
- "Wearable biosensor measures fertility hormones in sweat" (Nature, November 30, 2023).
- "Wearable device for continuous sweat lactate monitoring in sports: a narrative review" (Frontiers in Physiology/PMC, 2024).
- "Wearable microfluidic biosensors with haptic feedback for continuous monitoring of hydration biomarkers in workers" (npj Digital Medicine, 2025).
- "Worth your sweat: wearable microfluidic flow rate sensors for meaningful sweat analytics" (Lab on a Chip, 2025).
Exercise, Thermal Therapy, and Physiological Recovery
- "A randomized clinical trial of continuous low-level heat therapy for acute muscular low back pain in the workplace" (J Occup Environ Med, December 2005).
- "A study on neural changes induced by sauna bathing: Neural basis of the 'totonou' state" (PMC/PLOS ONE, November 27, 2023).
- "Association Between Sauna Bathing and Fatal Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality Events" (JAMA Internal Medicine, 2015).
- "Before-bedtime passive body heating by warm shower or bath to improve sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (Sleep Medicine Reviews, August 2019).
- "Effect of exercise training on C reactive protein: a systematic review and meta-analysis" (British Journal of Sports Medicine, April 2017).
- "Effects of hyperthermic baths on depression, sleep and heart rate variability in patients with depressive disorder" (BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017).
- "Heat alleviation strategies for athletic performance: A review and practitioner guidelines" (Temperature/PMC, 2020).
- "Recovery from sauna bathing favorably modulates cardiac autonomic nervous system" (Complementary Therapies in Medicine, August 2019).
- "Sauna use linked to longer life, fewer fatal heart problems" (Harvard Health, February 25, 2015).
- "The effect of passive heating on heat shock protein 70 and interleukin-6" (Temperature/PMC, March 9, 2017).
- "The Euphoria of Sweat: Science & Global Rituals" (Unspecified Article).
- "This Portable Infrared Sauna Is the Peloton of Recovery Tools" (Well+Good, November 22, 2023).
- "Waon Therapy for Managing Chronic Heart Failure" (Circulation Journal, 2016).
Sweat Content, Contaminants, and Hydration
- "Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead, and Mercury in Sweat: A Systematic Review" (Journal of Environmental and Public Health/PMC, 2012).
- "Differential patterns of sweat and blood lactate concentration response during incremental exercise in varied ambient temperatures" (Temperature/PMC, July 30, 2024).
- "Enrichment of sweat-derived extracellular vesicles of human and bacterial origin for biomarker identification" (NTNO/PMC, January 1, 2024).
- "Evaluation and review of body fluids saliva, sweat and tear compared to biochemical hydration assessment markers" (European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2018).
- "Human Excretion of Bisphenol A: Blood, Urine, and Sweat (BUS) Study" (Journal of Environmental and Public Health/PMC, 2012).
- "Hyponatraemia – presentations and management" (Clinical Medicine/PMC, June 2017).
- "Monitoring of heavy metal levels in major rivers and in residents' blood and assessment of elimination via urine and sweat" (Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, June 2016).
- "Physiology of sweat gland function: The roles of sweating and sweat composition in human health" (Temperature/PMC, July 17, 2019).
- "Recent Advancements in Wearable Hydration-Monitoring Technologies: Scoping Review" (JMIR mHealth and uHealth/PMC, June 13, 2025).
- "Reference Values for Hydration Biomarkers: Optimizing Athletic Performance and Recovery" (Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine/PMC, April 7, 2025).
- "The molecular signature of heat stress in sweat reveals non-invasive biomarker candidates for health monitoring" (Communications Biology, April 23, 2025).