A Novel Wearable Biosensor for Real-Time Alcohol Detection

Ushaa Eswaran*, Vishal Eswaran**, Keerthna Murali***, Vivek Eswaran****
* Principal & Professor, Department of ECE, Indira Institute of Technology and Sciences, Markapur, Andhra Pradesh, India.
** Senior Data Engineer, CVS Health Centre, Dallas, Texas, United States.
*** Site Reliability Engineer II, Dell Technologies, Austin, Texas, United States.
**** Senior Software Engineer, Tech Lead at Medallia, Austin, Texas, United States.
Periodicity:July - September'2023
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jele.13.4.20192

Abstract

Alcohol misuse has become a major public health concern worldwide. The development of an accurate, non-invasive, and cost-effective method for real-time alcohol detection would have important applications for monitoring and preventing alcohol misuse. This paper proposes a novel wearable biosensor for real-time alcohol detection in sweat. The biosensor uses alcohol oxidase immobilized on a screen-printed electrode to amperometrically detect ethanol in sweat samples. An artificial sweat solution was used to optimize the sensor design and evaluate its analytical performance. The optimized biosensor demonstrated a linear response to ethanol in the concentration range of 0.1–1.0 g/dL, with a limit of detection of 0.02 g/dL. On-body trials of the wearable biosensor provided rapid measurements that strongly correlated with blood alcohol content. This approach could offer a convenient solution for continuous, non-invasive alcohol monitoring to help reduce alcohol misuse and promote healthy behaviors. Further research on long-term use, alternate electrode geometries, and fully integrated wearable designs is warranted.

Keywords

Alcohol Biosensor, Wearable Technology, Ethanol Detection, Alcohol Oxidase, Amperometric Sensor, Alcohol Detection.

How to Cite this Article?

Eswaran, U., Eswaran, V., Murali, K., and Eswaran, V. (2023). A Novel Wearable Biosensor for Real-Time Alcohol Detection. i-manager’s Journal on Electronics Engineering, 13(4), 48-55. https://doi.org/10.26634/jele.13.4.20192

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