EP4333703A1 - Dispositif de recueil d'une fraction de la transpiration excrétée par un sujet - Google Patents
Dispositif de recueil d'une fraction de la transpiration excrétée par un sujetInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a device for collecting a quantity of perspiration excreted by a subject, in particular by the eccrine sweat glands of the subject, and possibly allowing the measurement of at least one parameter of perspiration.
- Measuring, for example, the amount of perspiration excreted can be useful for athletes and more generally for anyone who needs to know the volume of water they lose during an episode of perspiration triggered by the body's thermoregulatory system. This measurement helps to monitor their level of hydration.
- the analysis of the composition of perspiration can also be used to diagnose certain diseases or anomalies, through, for example, the determination of the concentration of different ions and organic compounds contained in perspiration.
- This device comprises a flexible patch or stamp which integrates a microfluidic circuit, which opens out via separate channels at the level of four chambers, each containing a reagent allowing the determination by colorimetry, respectively of glucose, pH, lactate and chloride ions. . These reagents are also known for this use.
- the microfluidic circuit is formed in a layer of poly dimethyl siloxane (PDMS).
- PDMS poly dimethyl siloxane
- the microfluidic circuit is attached to the skin by a perforated adhesive layer which allows perspiration to pass through.
- An RFID chip isolated from the microfluidic circuit, equips the patch and allows communication with a smart mobile phone. The operation of the aforementioned device is as follows: the patch is applied so that the adhesive layer is in contact with the patient's skin.
- the measurement of the angle of the filling front of the microfluidic circuit (the front corresponds to the change in coloration) by the mobile phone makes it possible to determine the volume of sweat collected which makes it possible to calculate the total quantity of sweat excreted and according to the measuring time, sweating speed.
- This device comprises a patch which comprises a porous adhesive covered with a cut sheet of polyamide.
- This perforated sheet has an antenna which surrounds the hole and which is formed by a thin layer of copper.
- Within the hole is a laser-cut micro-fluidic paper that defines a collection enclosure.
- the two terminals of the antenna are arranged at the level of this recovery enclosure.
- a chip is placed above the antenna and covered with a gas-porous film.
- the patch is attached to a part of a patient's body.
- the perspiration excreted by the patient passes through the porous adhesive and spreads in the microfluidic circuit.
- a mobile phone is brought closer to the aforementioned antenna, which sends an electromagnetic wave which generates an induced current in the antenna.
- the measurement of the conductance of the perspiration contained in the enclosure makes it possible to deduce the sodium chloride concentration of the perspiration of the subject.
- the aforementioned devices recover perspiration in liquid form.
- it turns out in practice in particular when the subject makes a physical effort, that the perspiration is also in vapor form; the body being hot, the liquid sweat quickly turns into vapor.
- the surface area for perspiration collection must be large enough to be able to collect the perspiration excreted by several eccrine sweat glands, preferably at least ten in order to minimize the risk of error.
- the amount of perspiration secreted then quickly fills the microfluidic channels, which must then be very long.
- the perspiration emitted at the level of the channel's collection point or "inlet” has more and more difficulty pushing the perspiration contained in the channel as it progresses. that it fills up.
- the sweat gland can no longer easily excrete sweat. Its functioning is altered: it no longer secretes perspiration or at least no longer with the same kinetics; it can also be damaged and burst under the pressure of perspiration which it contains but which it no longer manages to excrete.
- the size of the patch or patch that collects sweat in a microfluidic channel and proportional to the size of the collection point and the length of the channel used to store sweat (by spreading in the microfluidic channel) and measure the amount thus collected.
- These devices therefore have a surface of one square centimeter to several tens of square centimeters, non-breathable, which must be fixed on the body in a durable manner (at least one hour). Placing too much of an unbreathable surface on the skin can also cause many problems.
- the object of the present invention is to propose a device making it possible to remedy all or part of the aforementioned drawbacks associated with the devices of the prior art.
- a particular object of the present invention is to propose a device which makes it possible to measure the volume of sweat collected, by means of a spot or a halo easily detectable and readable by measuring means which can detect the contour and/or the colors of the latter.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a device which can be used by a user performing a physical activity or more generally sweating by activating the body's thermoregulation system (climate, intense work, work in protective clothing, hormonal diseases , night sweats).
- Another object of the invention is to propose a device which makes it possible to detect the presence of lactates in perspiration and which possibly allows the dosage of the latter.
- the present invention relates to a device for collecting a fraction of the perspiration excreted by a subject, said device being of the type comprising a flexible patch, which comprises a lower face, said device comprising means for fixing said patch against the skin of said subject .
- said stamp is a multilayer stamp and it comprises:
- a first layer the lower face of which forms at least partially the lower face of said patch, said first layer comprising at least one perforation defining a mouth for capturing perspiration capable of being brought into direct contact with the skin of the subject and an opening for transfer ;
- a hydrophilic absorbent layer placed above said first layer and communicating with the external environment, said absorbent layer communicating with said first layer via said transfer opening;
- the Applicant has in fact observed that the regulation of the flow rate of perspiration penetrating into the absorbent layer makes it possible not to disturb the sweat glands of the subject.
- the Applicant has also found that in the event of intense physical effort, the majority of perspiration is quickly in vapor form. She also found that the flow of perspiration entering the absorbent layer must be regulated in order to avoid too rapid saturation of the latter. The latter absorbs liquid perspiration by capillarity due to its open pores. When the absorbent layer is saturated, it can no longer collect perspiration. It follows that the device cannot be used for too intense and/or too long physical activities.
- the means for regulating the flow of perspiration penetrating into the absorbent layer make it possible to use an absorbent layer with a relatively small surface and of low thickness even for intense or long physical activities because they avoid rapid saturation of the absorbent layer.
- the means for evacuating air from the absorbent layer allow the latter to absorb perspiration by capillarity, the pores emptying of the air they contain to fill with perspiration.
- the absorbent layer is preferably a layer which does not swell upon absorption of perspiration and which does not change in size.
- said means for regulating the flow rate comprise a micro-fluidic channel opening on the one hand at the level of said perspiration collection mouth and on the other hand at the level of said transfer opening provided in said first layer.
- the channel once it is filled with liquid perspiration (i.e. approximately, for example, 15 minutes to 20 minutes after the start of physical exertion), prevents vapor perspiration from entering the layer. absorbent; this recondenses in liquid form. A spot or halo having a clear contour and whose surface is then easy to determine is thus obtained.
- liquid perspiration i.e. approximately, for example, 15 minutes to 20 minutes after the start of physical exertion
- the microfluidic channel is advantageously provided in the thickness of said first layer.
- the latter can, for example, be formed of three stacked sub-layers, the central layer comprising a cutout forming the vertical walls of the channel.
- the capture mouth may comprise elastically deformable lips capable of coming into contact with the skin of the user so as to achieve a watertight and airtight connection between the skin and said device, at the level of said mouth. of capture.
- the means for evacuating the air contained in said absorbent layer to the outside of said device may comprise at least one air-permeable layer, which is in contact with said absorbent layer and/or a channel open to the outside of said device and which communicates with said absorbent layer.
- the micro-fluidic channel can comprise a buffer zone making it possible to store perspiration and said buffer zone can communicate with said transfer opening.
- This buffer zone regulates the flow of liquid perspiration. When it is located under the transfer opening, the contact between the perspiration contained in the buffer zone and the absorbent layer (when the latter is placed discreetly on the first layer) takes place at the level of the upper surface of the volume of perspiration, which allows a fine regulation according to the volume of the buffer zone.
- the capture mouth is arranged at a distance from said transfer opening, along a substantially horizontal plane parallel to the layers stacked said stamp.
- the length of the microfluidic channel can be of the order of a centimeter even when the capture mouth has a sufficient surface to surround at least ten sweat glands (up to more than fifty).
- the channel when the capture mouth has a surface area of 0.2 cm 2 to 1 cm 2 , the channel may have, for example, a length equal to or comprised between 1.5 cm and 7 cm.
- the collection of perspiration is mainly done in the absorbent layer.
- the communication between the absorbent layer and the exterior of the patch is not limited according to the invention. This communication can be direct or indirect.
- said first layer further comprises a vent channel which opens laterally out of said gong and which connects a vent opening made in said first layer, said vent opening communicating with said absorbent layer.
- the absorbent layer can be placed on the first layer, in which case the vent opening opens out under the absorbent layer.
- said vent channel forms at least one meander, which makes it possible to reduce the evaporation of perspiration in the absorbent layer. Indeed, due to body heat, perspiration tends to evaporate; too direct contact with the drier outside air increases this evaporation, which then affects the measurements carried out on the fraction of perspiration collected in the device of the invention.
- the microfluidic channel can contain a water-soluble colored agent or a water-soluble reagent capable of reacting with perspiration. It is then possible to color the absorbent layer without modifying it, in particular without impregnating it with chemical compounds capable of reacting with perspiration. Liquid perspiration passing through the channel will dissolve the colored agent or reagent and carry it into the absorbent layer, thus forming a stain, for example. It is also thus possible to increase the number of parameters relating to the perspiration of the subject and measurable from the device of the invention or by the latter. This avoids putting all the reagents or chemical detection agents in the absorbent layer.
- means for regulating the flow rate of liquid and/or vapor perspiration penetrating into the absorbent layer optionally combinable with the first
- the absorbent layer is placed in communication with the external environment by means of the intermediate layer which lets the air pass, in particular and by the capture mouth which corresponds to or is opposite the transfer opening.
- the patch has the merit of causing the liquid perspiration initially excreted to migrate vertically, preventing too much vapor perspiration from entering the absorbent layer and then condensing there, quickly saturating the latter or forming poorly readable spots, with a blurred outline. .
- the intermediate layer comprises only the intermediate opening to the exclusion of any other perforation or opening. This embodiment is suitable when the intermediate layer comprises sub-layers that are more or less permeable to vapour.
- the first layer extends around the absorbent layer and is shaped to allow the passage of steam to the external environment of said patch. Evacuating the steam avoids saturating the absorbent layer.
- this face acts as means for fixing the device to the skin of the user.
- the surface of the intermediate opening is smaller than that of the capture mouth or that of the transfer opening in order to reduce the incoming flow to the absorbent layer.
- the combination of the intermediate layer with the first layer makes it possible to regulate the flow of perspiration by evacuating a large part of the vapor perspiration before condensing the latter further from the body, below the absorbent layer.
- said first layer comprises secondary perforations opening under said gong and said means for regulating the flow further comprise at least one first sub-layer made of material impermeable to the water, placed between said first layer and said intermediate layer, said first sub-layer comprises a perspiration drainage circuit which connects said secondary perforations with the outside of said patch.
- This drainage circuit is also a microfluidic circuit.
- the height of the channel advantageously varies from 50 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m and its width varies from 100 ⁇ m to 400 ⁇ m or 600 ⁇ m, for example.
- the drain circuit is an open circuit.
- the drainage circuit limits the amount of liquid perspiration entering the absorbent layer.
- the shape and the surface of the evacuation circuit are not limited according to the invention. It must drain the perspiration, liquid or vapor condensing in the circuit and coming from the first layer towards the edges of the first under-layer, which are in the open air and thus allow the evaporation in the air of the perspiration .
- the intermediate layer may comprise at least two sub-layers having different and decreasing vapor diffusion coefficients, the sub-layer in contact with said first layer having a vapor diffusion coefficient higher than that of the sub-layer in contact with said absorbent layer.
- all the sub-layers have an identical main perforation or opening and all the perforations are arranged on top of each other.
- a stack of such underlayers prevents the steam from remaining in contact with the skin and moving the patch away or lifting it off the skin, thus impairing the capture of perspiration.
- the absorbent layer can react with steam. However, if the vapor comes into contact with the absorbent layer, small spots are formed, without a distinct front; these can interfere with subsequent measurements on the stain. It may be preferable to limit contact between the absorbent layer and the vapor.
- the intermediate layer comprises at least three sub-layers, a first sub-layer made of waterproof material and comprising a main perforation placed above the transfer opening of said first layer, a second sub-layer also waterproof, placed on said first sub-layer and which forms a perspiration storage circuit, said storage circuit is isolated from the outside of said patch and puts said main perforation made in said first sub-layer in communication with the lower surface of a third sub-layer, said third sub-layer is also made of waterproof material at least on its underside, said third under-layer comprises at least one main perforation which places said water storage circuit in communication with the underside of said absorbent layer .
- the liquid perspiration is stored in a storage circuit and then brought into contact with the absorbent layer in determined zones defined by perforations provided in the third sub-layer. This defines the size and number of rings/spots which will be used, for example, to determine the amount of perspiration excreted.
- the main perforation of said third sub-layer is arranged above said main perforation of said first sub-layer.
- the storage circuit can be formed by cutting the underlayer, the bottom of the circuit being formed by the surface of the layer located below and the circuit being covered by the layer located above. This also applies to the drainage circuit.
- a closed circuit is a circuit that does not communicate directly with the external environment.
- the storage circuit may or may not be microfluidic. It can have a dimension of the order of a millimeter or more.
- the second sub-layer comprises a main perforation with a surface greater than that of the main perforation of said first sub-layer and than that of said third sub-layer. This perforation is also used to store liquid perspiration.
- said layers and any sub-layers of said stamp are integral with each other and are in particular glued to each other.
- the layers and any sub-layers are chosen independently of each other from sheets of acrylate, polyester, acrylic and from stacks of at least two or three of said sheets.
- the absorbent layer can be an asymmetric microporous or nanoporous membrane.
- said absorbent layer comprises open pores whose section varies according to the thickness of said layer.
- the section of the pores can advantageously decrease according to the thickness of the layer.
- the hydrophobic and impermeable film is transparent when the determination of a parameter is carried out by measuring the size and/or the color of a spot.
- porous membrane refers to a flexible sheet that can be bent or curved and has open pores, allowing the phenomenon of absorption by capillarity.
- the absorbent layer contains a reagent capable of chemically reacting with perspiration by changing color or by modifying the electrical resistance of said absorbent layer.
- the device then makes it possible to measure either optically or electrically a parameter which can then be correlated with a characteristic of the perspiration excreted which can be, for example, its volume, its pH or its composition.
- the device may comprise electrodes arranged so as to be able to measure the electrical resistance of said porous layer.
- the device may also further comprise a flexible metal circuit forming an antenna and a writable chip of the RFID or NFC type connected to said antenna, said antenna surrounds said absorbent layer or when it is present, said first sub-layer forming said circuit drainage circuit, the two ends of said antenna are electrically connected to opposite edges of said absorbent layer or of said drainage circuit.
- This antenna makes it possible to determine the conductance of perspiration and therefore its concentration in ionic species, in particular sodium.
- said transparent film comprises or reveals optical information capable of triggering a dedicated application when it is detected by a reading device.
- the device of the invention comprises means for measuring the surface and/or the color of the stain formed by perspiration on the surface of said absorbent layer, under said waterproof film and said measuring means make it possible to correlate the surface of the spot and/or its change in color and/or the intensity of said color or colors of said spot with at least one piece of information chosen from: the volume of perspiration excreted by the subject, the concentration of at least one compound or ion selected from lactates, nitrates, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid and uric acid.
- These measuring means can be integrated into a mobile telephone of the “smartphone” type.
- said reading means further comprise a remote power supply relay for said chip with a given frequency and said optical information is also capable of triggering, when read by said optical reader, the electrical power supply of said chip by said supply relay at said given frequency.
- the patch fixing means are not limited according to the invention.
- the fastening means are permeable to gas and in particular to vapour. They allow perspiration to evaporate around the patch and avoid damaging the sweat glands;
- the fixing means may comprise an elastically deformable cuff on which said patch is mounted, said cuff comprising a passage for said microfluidic channel and said capture mouth is arranged on the face opposite that on which the absorbent layer is located.
- the means for fixing said patch may also comprise a flexible sheet, possibly adhesive, and said sheet is fixed under said first layer and protrudes around the latter, said sheet comprises a passage for said channel micro-fluidics and said capture mouth is arranged on the other side of said sheet with respect to said absorbent layer.
- the sheet is preferably gas permeable to prevent peeling off due to perspiration. It is advantageously adhesive which can avoid the use of the cuff at the same time as the sheet.
- the present invention also relates to a method for determining the amount of sweat excreted by a subject according to which:
- a flexible patch according to the present invention is fixed on the skin of the subject
- the subject is made to sweat until the appearance of a spot visible through said transparent film;
- the color gradient of each pixel in the RGB system is calculated so as to identify the spot formed by the diffusion of perspiration in the absorbent layer
- the colors of this zone are determined in the RGB system, their density and the surfaces they each occupy;
- the vapor diffusion coefficient corresponds to the water vapor diffusion coefficient. It is measured as follows: the opening of a container containing a known volume of water is hermetically sealed with the microporous membrane or layer whose vapor diffusion coefficient is to be measured. The area of the opening is known. The glue that is used to stick the membrane or layer on the container is waterproof and vapor proof. The whole is placed at 37° C. for 24 hours at atmospheric pressure. Then the water level is measured. The difference in volume observed corresponds to the volume of liquid water which has passed through the membrane in vapor form for 24 hours. The coefficient is therefore expressed in g.rrr 2 .j- 1 .
- steam diffusion coefficient therefore designates the water vapor diffusion coefficient measured at 37°C and at atmospheric pressure, according to the aforementioned method.
- water refers to liquid water.
- steam refers to water vapor.
- the dye is advantageously chosen from food dyes, such as chlorophyll, chlorophyllins, norbixin and astaxanthin, crajirule extract, cresol, 3-methylphenol, 2-chloro-4-[3-( 3-Chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,1-dioxobenzo[c]oxathiol-3-yl]phenol, 2-chloro-4-[3-(3-chloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,1-dioxobenzo[ c]oxathiol-3-yl]phenol, 4,4'-(1,1-Dioxido-3H-2,1-benzoxathiol-3,3-diyl)bis(2-bromo-6-isopropyl-3-methylphenol ), 3,3'-dibromosulfone galleine, 3',3"-dibromo-p-xylenolsulfonphthaleine, bromophenol blue, phenolphthalein, 3,
- a dye mixture is chosen, one dye of which changes color at pH 7 and the other changes color at pH less than 5.5.
- a microfluidic channel is defined as being a channel having at least one dimension of the order of a micrometer.
- the channel can advantageously be formed in a hydrophobic material.
- the channel has a bottom, two, three or four vertical walls. It may include a ceiling; it then forms a cavity possibly open to the outside by openings made in the bottom, the ceiling and/or the vertical walls.
- the absorbent layer is not limited according to the invention. It can be a hydrophilic porous membrane in PVDF, a polypropylene membrane made hydrophilic by grafting, for example, a polysulfone or polyethersulfone membrane.
- the absorbent layer which has an asymmetric porosity is a polysulfone or polyethersulfone membrane.
- the Applicant has found that such membranes were easy to impregnate with water-soluble dye(s) and in particular bromocresol green and/or bromothymol blue.
- Such a membrane impregnated with the dye mixture remains stable and does not change color until the patch is used.
- the dyes remain homogeneously distributed in the microporous membrane without altering the latter. Such a membrane does not swell or change in size.
- a person skilled in the art is able to determine the thicknesses of the different layers and underlayers as well as their porosity and their vapor diffusion coefficient by routine experimentation in order to determine which combination is preferable in the case of perspiration.
- the first layer in contact with the skin advantageously has a thickness substantially equal to or greater than 50 ⁇ m and less than or equal to 120 ⁇ m (adhesive layer included).
- the intermediate layer optionally formed from the sub-layers has a thickness substantially equal to or greater than 100 ⁇ m and substantially equal to or less than 300 ⁇ m (thickness of the adhesive layer possibly bonded to the layer or sub-layer included).
- the lower layer has a vapor diffusion coefficient greater than 3000 g/m 2 /d.
- the intermediate layer has a vapor diffusion coefficient substantially equal to or greater than 300g/m 2 /d and substantially equal to or less than 1200 g/m 2 /d whether it is single layer or made up of several sub-layers.
- the aforementioned thicknesses and vapor diffusion coefficients make it possible to obtain a thin and flexible patch which follows the movements of the user's body well and does not peel off.
- the first layer has a vapor diffusion coefficient of the order of 2, 2.5 or 3 times the greatest vapor diffusion coefficient of the sub-layers forming the intermediate layer.
- the subject is not limited according to the invention. It can be a human or an animal.
- FIG. 1 represents a perspective and exploded view of a first embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 shows a top view of the device of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 shows a perspective and exploded view of a second embodiment of the stamp of the invention
- FIG. 4 shows a perspective and exploded view of a third embodiment of the stamp of the invention
- FIG. 5 shows a top view of the last two layers placed before the absorbent layer of an alternative embodiment of the third embodiment
- FIG. 6 shows a photograph of the stain formed on the upper face of the microporous membrane (absorbent layer) by perspiration, this stain being analyzed by the smartphone equipped with a camera;
- FIG. 7 represents a microporous membrane (absorbent layer) equipped with an antenna to determine the conductance of perspiration.
- the device of the invention comprises a flexible stamp 1.
- This stamp is formed of a stack of layers integral with each other but not all having the same shape.
- the layers are shown from the layer closest to the subject's skin to the layer farthest from the subject when the patch is applied to the subject's skin.
- the device comprises a fixing sheet 81 permeable to gases and which comprises an adhesive underside, which will be stuck to the skin of the subject.
- the fixing sheet 81 comprises a passage 810 forming a hole or a shutter which allows the passage of the microfluidic channel, as explained later.
- the microfluidic channel 6 is formed of three sub-layers of hydrophobic materials.
- the bottom of the microfluidic channel is formed by an underlayer 61 which includes a leg 610 ending in an opening or capture mouth 611 surrounded by an elastically deformable lip (not shown).
- the walls of the channel are formed by a second sub-layer 62 which includes a micro cutout 620, rectilinear in the embodiment shown.
- the rectilinear cutout 620 opens into a cutout 623 of the same shape and arranged facing the mouth 611 and into a buffer zone 65.
- the second sub-layer 62 also includes a second channel 622, separate from the first channel 610. This second channel 622 serves as a vent for the absorbent layer 5.
- the second channel 622 opens outside the second layer 62 and begins at the level of a ventilation perforation 621 .
- the sub-layer 62 forms the vertical walls of the micro-fluidic channel and therefore the thickness of the latter.
- the third sub-layer closing the microfluidic channel is the barrier layer 4 which is hydrophobic and impermeable to gases and liquids.
- This barrier layer 4 comprises a transfer opening 41 which is placed above the buffer zone 65 and a vent opening 420 arranged opposite the ventilation perforation 621 of the second sub-layer 62.
- the barrier layer comprises a tab 410 which closes the top of the cutout 620 and the top of the cutout 623.
- the stacked layers 61, 62 and 4 form the first layer of the patch.
- All the underlayers 61, 62 and 4 are made of hydrophobic materials and impermeable to liquids, in particular to water.
- the absorbent layer 5 is placed on the barrier layer 4.
- a waterproof and transparent film 7 covers the absorbent layer 5 and extends over the layer 4, covering the tab 410.
- Fig. 2 shows a top view of stamp 1 .
- Channels 6 and 622 are shown in dotted lines since they are in the thickness of stamp 1 or under this last.
- the capture mouth 611 is remote from the absorbent layer 5 and that the latter communicates with the outside of the gong 1 through the vent channel 622.
- the mode of operation of this device will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
- the tab comprising part of the microfluidic channel 6 is passed through the opening 810 of the fixing sheet 81.
- the protective sheet is removed from the adhesive face of the attachment sheet 81 and the stamp is stuck on the skin of the user by means of the attachment sheet 81 .
- the capture mouth 611 is therefore applied to the skin of the user.
- the deformable lip that it has on its periphery helps guide perspiration into the channel 6.
- the stamp is on the fixing sheet 81 . It can be stuck there.
- the perspiration captured at the level of the capture mouth 611 enters the microfluidic channel 6. Due to the hydrophobic material forming the channel and the size of the latter, the perspiration flows towards the buffer zone 65 and accumulates there. Perspiration in the form of vapor enters layer 5.
- the absorbent layer 5 When the entire buffer zone is filled with liquid perspiration, the surface of the liquid comes into contact with the absorbent layer 5 at the level of the transfer opening 410. The liquid perspiration is absorbed by capillarity in the absorbent layer. Channel 6 continues to fill due to user perspiration. The absorbent layer 5 avoids blocking perspiration by always absorbing a quantity of liquid overflowing from the buffer zone. The air initially contained in the channel 6 and in the absorbent layer 5 is evacuated through the vent channel 622, which allows the absorbent layer to still absorb liquid perspiration.
- the liquid perspiration penetrates the absorbent layer 5 and reacts chemically with the reagents that the latter contains or modifies its conductivity. If the reagent is a colored reagent, a colored spot appears slowly on the surface of the layer 5 located under the film 7. The size of the spot is proportional to the quantity of liquid transpiration captured by the absorbent layer.
- the color of the stain can vary depending on the pH of the perspiration or the presence of lactates, for example.
- the device of the invention comprises a patch or flexible patch 1.
- This stamp 1 is flexible and has a lower face which can be stuck to the skin of the subject and follow the movements of the latter without coming off. It can be stuck on an arm or a forearm for example. It is made of material(s) suitable for being in contact with the skin.
- the device of the invention also comprises (just like the first embodiment) a mobile phone of the Smart phone type (not shown) equipped with a camera which acts as an RGB colorimeter.
- the stamp 1 comprises a first layer 11 or layer of skin whose lower face 110 can be glued to the skin of the user.
- This layer of skin also serves to attach the patch to the skin.
- the skin layer 11 is made of a material capable of coming into contact with the skin of a subject, in particular a human. The same is true for the glue which covers its lower face 110.
- the skin layer 11 comprises a central perforation or main perforation 113 whose surface is between 3.14 mm 2 and 12 mm 2 .
- the skin layer 11 is permeable to water and vapor.
- the patch 1 also comprises a microporous membrane 5 (absorbent layer) which comprises at least one dye or a mixture of water-soluble dyes and which changes color depending on the pH.
- the microporous membrane 5 is covered with a transparent film 7 which is water and vapor proof.
- Stamp 1 also comprises an intermediate layer which is formed, in this case, of a stack of three sub-layers 31, 32 and 33.
- the three sub-layers 31, 32 and 33 are perforated in their center and their perforations are arranged facing each other and facing the perforation 113 of the skin layer 11 .
- the perforations of the three sub-layers 31, 32 and 33 are identical and have a surface smaller than the surface of the perforation 113 of the skin layer 11.
- the sub-layers 31, 32 and 33 are smaller than the skin layer 11 which means that the latter protrudes beyond the sub-layers 31, 32 and 33, all around the latter.
- the film 7 seals the microporous membrane 5 and the intermediate layer on the skin layer 11 but does not cover the entire surface of the latter.
- the zone of the skin layer 11 which is covered neither by the film 7 nor by the intermediate layer allows the vapor to pass through the skin layer and to evaporate from the patch into the ambient air.
- the three sub-layers 31, 32 and 33 have decreasing vapor diffusion coefficients.
- Layer 31 thus has a vapor diffusion coefficient CDV1 greater than that CDV2 of sub-layer 32.
- Sub-layer 33 has a vapor diffusion coefficient CDV3 lower than CDV2.
- the three sub-layers 31, 32 and 33 can be formed in porous membranes optionally reinforced with fibers, in particular polyolefin fibers or in woven, knitted or non-woven textiles, for example.
- These textiles and membranes can be made of acrylate(s), acrylic, polyester(s), polyurethane.
- the skin layer can be cut from a strip of polyurethane, one side of which is glued with acrylate glue suitable for contact with the skin.
- the sub-layer 31 can be a layer of perforated acrylate type adhesive or a non-woven fabric, for example of polyester, one face of which is covered with acrylate adhesive suitable for contact with the skin.
- the sub-layers 32 and 33 can be layers of acrylate adhesive reinforced with polyolefin fibers.
- Patch 1 is stuck on the user's skin.
- Perspiration is excreted in the form of liquid but also in the form of vapour.
- perspiration is equated with water.
- the liquid perspiration will pass through the skin layer 11, at the level of its perforation 113 but also over its entire surface because the skin layer 11 is permeable to water and vapor.
- the vapor evaporates out of the device over the entire area of the skin layer 11 which is not covered by the film 7 and/or the intermediate layer.
- liquid and vapor transpiration pass through the perforation 113 and the vapor to a lesser extent through the sub-layers 31, 32 and 33 of the intermediate layer. Since the sub-layers 31 to 33 have a decreasing vapor diffusion coefficient, they act as a vapor barrier and only liquid transpiration passes through the central perforations of the sub-layers 32 and 33. When the liquid transpiration fills the perforation of the sub-layer 33, it comes into contact with the microporous membrane 5. It penetrates into the latter and elutes the dye or the mixture of water-soluble dyes contained in the microporous membrane 5.
- the perspiration-dye(s) mixture continues to migrate in the thickness of the microporous membrane 5 and forms a halo/spot on the upper surface of the latter, which is located under the transparent film 7.
- the halo or spot formed and the method of determining the amount of perspiration will be more amply described with reference to FIG. 4.
- the skin layer 11 comprises a central perforation 113 and 8 other groups 115 of perforations surrounding the central perforation 113 and remote from the latter towards the free edge of the skin layer 11 .
- the skin layer 11 is surmounted by a first waterproof sub-layer 21 .
- a microfluidic evacuation circuit 23 is provided in this sub-layer.
- the underlayer 21 is perforated to form this evacuation circuit 23 which is in two parts. A part of the evacuation circuit 23 opens above the perforations 115 formed in the skin layer 11 around the central perforation 113.
- the other part opens above the other groups of perforations 115 located near the free edge of the underlayer 21 .
- the two parts of the circuit do not communicate with each other.
- Circuit 23 is therefore thus an open circuit which conducts the liquid/vapor perspiration which passes through the layer of skin 11 towards the exterior of the patch 1 .
- the intermediate layer comprises an under-layer 31 of waterproof material.
- the underlayer 31 is perforated in its center.
- the under-layer 34 which covers the under-layer 31 is made of a waterproof material.
- This sub-layer 34 comprises a microfluidic storage circuit 35.
- This microfluidic storage circuit 35 is closed. It opens at the level of the central perforation of the under-layer 31 then extends along the perimeter of the under-layer 31 in a channel opening into storage cavities 36.
- the under-layer 34 is covered with a third sub-layer 37 which is watertight at least on its lower face (that is to say the face adhering to the sub-layer 34).
- the third sub-layer 34 comprises 8 perforations which are arranged opposite the storage cavities 36 of the second sub-layer 34.
- the upper face of the sub-layer 34 comes into contact with the membrane 5, which is covered by the film Transparency 7 (not shown).
- the skin layer 11 and the other sub-layers 31 to 37 have the same surface and are stacked and glued on
- patch 1 is applied to the subject's skin. Liquid and vapor phase perspiration passes through the skin layer 11 . It accumulates in the liquid state in the evacuation circuit 23 of the first sub-layer 21 then exits through the channels opening out at the level of the free edge of the sub-layer 21 . At the level of the central perforation 113, only, the water migrates through the perforation of the sub-layer 31 and reaches the storage circuit 35. The storage circuit 35 fills up as perspiration occurs. At each storage cavity 36, the water passes through the last sub-layer 37 gradually. As soon as a storage cavity is filled, the water in this cavity passes through the last layer and penetrates into the microporous membrane 5. A halo then forms at the level of the filled storage cavity 36. The number of halos and their size indirectly indicate the amount of perspiration excreted.
- a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 5.
- This embodiment is a variant of the second embodiment.
- only the sub-layers 34 and 37 are different.
- Underlayer 34 has a larger central perforation which also serves as water storage. This perforation communicates via two channels to two lateral storage zones 351 and 352 which store the water.
- the storage circuit 35 therefore has a shape different from the embodiment shown in FIG. 4.
- the last sub-layer 37 has a single central perforation of the same surface as that of the sub-layer 31.
- this variant is the same as that described with reference to the second embodiment.
- the only difference is that only a halo forms at the level of the microporous membrane, opposite the central perforation of the skin layer 11 and the sub-layers 31, 34 and 37, which all communicate with each other. others vertically, as in all embodiments of the invention.
- the size and/or color of the halo helps determine the amount of perspiration excreted.
- FIG. 6 it can be seen that the halo has a zone close to the perforation of the last sub-layer which has a color different from that of the microporous membrane. This different colored area is surrounded by a darker halo of the same color as the dye or dye mixture included in the microporous membrane. The shade is darker.
- This dark halo corresponds to the elution front of the dye without change in pH.
- This area has more dye than the rest of the membrane surface.
- the central zone has changed color due to the pH of the perspiration which is different from that of the microporous membrane.
- the microporous membrane being asymmetrical, small molecules such as water will quickly pass through it. Larger molecules, such as lactates which are contained in perspiration will be retained in the membrane and modify its pH.
- the dye not eluted by the water and still present in the membrane will change color. The change in color is therefore indicative of the presence of lactates in perspiration.
- the colorant or colorant mixture is skillfully chosen to change color upon change in pH due to lactate retention.
- the pictograms in the form of a black drop which decorate the black frame surrounding the membrane 5 covered by the film 7 are optical information which make it possible to trigger the dedicated application when photographing the patch of the invention.
- stamp 1 is identified. Once the patch or stamp 1 has been identified, several photos are taken to constitute a sample. Based on these photos, a number of reflection detection analyses, geometric transformations and resizings are carried out in order to correct the problems with the angles of view as well as the orientation. The dimensions and position of the various elements of stamp 1 are standardised/calibrated in order to be able to determine the analysis zone (the zone comprising the halo) of the other zones of stamp 1 .
- the image of this zone is filtered and then binarized.
- the gradient of each pixel of this zone is calculated using all the pixels of its close vicinity. This makes it possible to give a set of values corresponding to an identical direction and intensity of color. This method makes it possible to identify the different fronts formed by the liquid in the membrane and which correspond to the different colored areas of the areola.
- the pixels contained in the zone described by the line of demarcation of the front are extracted.
- the different surfaces of these zones are calculated, then the different colors are segmented by k-means type clustering methods.
- the color zones and their density are obtained with precision.
- the values obtained are compared with experimental values and the following are deduced therefrom: the quantity of perspiration excreted and the concentration of lactates by analysis of the relative surface occupied by the zone discolored by the lactates.
- stamp 1 comprises an antenna 9 placed under film 7 and which connects two opposite sides of the microporous membrane 5.
- This antenna 9 is used to measure the conductance of the sweat soaking the microporous membrane 5. The conductance makes it possible to determine the concentration of electrolytes in the sweat.
- Antenna 9 is formed of a fine metal circuit; it is flexible like the rest of the patch and thus allows good adhesion of the patch to the skin of the user.
- An RFID or NFC chip (not shown) is connected to the antenna 9 and makes it possible to record the values of the conductance of the reactive zone according to the signal sent by the mobile telephone to the antenna 9.
- This antenna can be arranged at the level of the other layers of the stamp, provided that the layer or sub-layer is effectively rendered conductive due to the presence of perspiration on its surface, in its thickness or in the microfluidic circuit which it comprises.
- the present invention also relates to all the patches which are combinations of microfluidic circuits placed in or under the first layer and/or drainage circuit and/or liquid perspiration storage circuit placed under the absorbent layer.
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