Wireless, intraoral hybrid electronics for real-time quantification of sodium intake toward hypertension management

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Lee, Yongkuk
Howe, Connor
Mishra, Saswat
Lee, Dong Sup
Mahmood, Musa
Piper, Matthew
Kim, Youngbin
Tieu, Katie
Byun, Hun-Soo
Coffey, James P.
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2018-05-07
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Wireless intraoral system , Stretchable hybrid electronics , Sodium intake quantification , Hypertension management
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Y. Lee, C. Howe, S. Mishra, D.S. Lee, M. Mahmood, M. Piper, Y. Kim, K. Tieu, H. Byun, J.P. Coffey, M. Shayan, Y. Chun, R.M. Costanzo, & W. Yeo, Wireless, intraoral hybrid electronics for real-time quantification of sodium intake toward hypertension management, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 115 (21) 5377-5382, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1719573115 (2018).
Abstract

Recent wearable devices offer portable monitoring of biopotentials, heart rate, or physical activity, allowing for active management of human health and wellness. Such systems can be inserted in the oral cavity for measuring food intake in regard to controlling eating behavior, directly related to diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity. However, existing devices using plastic circuit boards and rigid sensors are not ideal for oral insertion. A user-comfortable system for the oral cavity requires an ultrathin, low-profile, and soft electronic platform along with miniaturized sensors. Here, we introduce a stretchable hybrid electronic system that has an exceptionally small form factor, enabling a long-range wireless monitoring of sodium intake. Computational study of flexible mechanics and soft materials provides fundamental aspects of key design factors for a tissue-friendly configuration, incorporating a stretchable circuit and sensor. Analytical calculation and experimental study enables reliable wireless circuitry that accommodates dynamic mechanical stress. Systematic in vitro modeling characterizes the functionality of a sodium sensor in the electronics. In vivo demonstration with human subjects captures the device feasibility for real-time quantification of sodium intake, which can be used to manage hypertension.

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Conflict of interest statement: "R.M.C. and W.-H.Y. are inventors on Patent Application US2017/0087363A1 that covers 'Wireless implantable taste system.' The other authors declare that they have no competing financial interests."
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National Academy of Sciences
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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1091-6490
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