CPC A61B 5/4266 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0022 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/1032 (2013.01); A61B 5/1455 (2013.01); A61B 5/1477 (2013.01); A61B 5/1486 (2013.01); A61B 5/14517 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/14539 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0242 (2013.01); A61B 2562/0276 (2013.01); A61B 2562/164 (2013.01)] | 41 Claims |
1. A microfluidic system for monitoring a biofluid, comprising:
a flexible substrate;
a microfluidic network at least partially embedded in or supported by the substrate;
a biofluid inlet fluidically connected to said microfluidic network to transport a biofluid from a skin surface to said microfluidic network;
an optical sensor supported by the substrate and configured to sense one or more parameters of said biofluid or a component thereof, said optical sensor including one or more integrated optical structures, wherein said optical sensor comprises a colorimetric sensor, and
a near-field communication (NFC) electronics module operably connected to support wireless power delivery, wireless data transmission or both to said system.
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