Sweat as a Testing Analytical Fluid for Emotions and Stress Biomarkers Detection

Cristina M. Cordas, M. João Nunes, Gabriel N. Valério, Alejandro Samhan-Arias, Ludwig Krippahl, José J.G. Moura, Gilda Santos, João P. Sousa, Carlos Rouco

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Abstract

Human emotions using analytical methods and biomarkers are a recent field with increasing relevance, not only in the military context but also in the society. Both physical and psychological stress have been related to several disorders including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The control of emotions and stress is of extreme importance for the military, for the adjustment of operational conditions, minimization of risks for health and to attain better succeed operations. The current study is part of the project Stressense that aims to detect novel stress biomarkers, by non-invasive methodologies, using sweat, for the development of real-time monitoring devices, integrated in wearables. Military volunteers took part of a case of study that allowed to identify new molecules with potential to be stress biomarkers, present both in sweat and blood or detected only in sweat. For some set of molecules, good correlation was achieved between the results attained in stress and rest conditions. Taking in consideration the results, the development of an in situ wearable will be the next step of the project.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDevelopments and Advances in Defense and Security - Proceedings of MICRADS 2022
EditorsÁlvaro Rocha, Carlos Hernan Fajardo-Toro, Jose Maria Riola
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages77-85
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9789811976889
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
EventMultidisciplinary International Conference of Research Applied to Defense and Security, MICRADS 2022 - Barranquilla, Colombia
Duration: 11 Jul 202213 Jul 2022

Publication series

NameSmart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume328
ISSN (Print)2190-3018
ISSN (Electronic)2190-3026

Conference

ConferenceMultidisciplinary International Conference of Research Applied to Defense and Security, MICRADS 2022
Country/TerritoryColombia
CityBarranquilla
Period11/07/2213/07/22

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Funding

Acknowledgements The authors acknowledge Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia for financial support through Project PTDC/SAU-SOC/28390/2017 (STRESSSENSE). This work was supported by the Associate Laboratory for Green Chemistry-LAQV, with national funds from FCT/MCTES (UID/QUI/50006/2019). The authors also acknowledge the volunteers for participating in the current study and the military clinical staff for the blood sampling.

FundersFunder number
Fundação para a Ciência e a TecnologiaPTDC/SAU-SOC/28390/2017
Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Ensino Superior

Keywords

  • Big data
  • Blood
  • Electroanalysis
  • Emotions
  • Stress
  • Sweat

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