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Studies on a Wearable, Electronic, Transdermal Alcohol Sensor

Swift, Robert M., Martin, Christopher S., Swette, Larry, LaConti, Anthony, Kackley, Nancy·1992·Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
DOI 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1992.tb00668.x
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The measurement of alcohol consumption over long time periods is important for monitoring treatment outcome and for research applications. Giner, Inc. has developed a wearable device that senses ethanol vapor at the surface of the skin, using an electrochemical cell that produces a continuous current signal proportional to ethanol concentration. A thermistor monitors continuous contact of the sensor with the skin, and a data‐acquisition/logic circuit stores days of data recorded at 2‐ to 5‐min intervals. Testing of this novel ethanol sensor/recorder was conducted on nonalcoholic human subjects consuming known quantities of ethanol and on intoxicated alcoholic subjects. The transdermal sensor signal closely follows the pattern of the blood alcohol concentration curve, although with a delay. This paper describes the concept of electrochemical ethanol measurement and presents some of the clinical data collected in support of the sensor/recorder development.

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  • These wearable transdermal alcohol sensor devices suffer from long time delays (0.5-2 h) compared to BAC estimated by breathalyzers.

    “However, these devices suffer from long time delays (0.5-2 h) compared to BAC estimated by breathalyzers.11”

    From Noninvasive Alcohol Monitoring Using a Wearable Tattoo-Based Iontophoretic-Biosensing System (2016) · cites this paper as [11]

  • Two wearable transdermal alcohol sensor devices (SCRAM, Giner WrisTAS) have been developed for detecting local ethanol vapor concentration in insensible perspiration over the skin, which is not secreted by sweat glands.

    “Two wearable transdermal alcohol sensor devices (SCRAM, Giner WrisTAS) have been developed for detecting local ethanol vapor concentration in insensible perspiration over the skin, which is not secreted by sweat glands.11,12”

    From Noninvasive Alcohol Monitoring Using a Wearable Tattoo-Based Iontophoretic-Biosensing System (2016) · cites this paper as [11]

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Authors
Swift, R. M., Martin, C. S., Swette, L., LaConti, A., & Kackley, N.
Affiliations
  • Roger Williams Medical Center (US)
  • Brown University (US)
  • Giner (United States) (US)
Corresponding author
Swift, Robert M.
ORCID
Venue
Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1992-08
Volume
16
Issue
4
Pages
721-725
ISSN
  • 0145-6008 (ISSN-L)
  • 1530-0277
DOI
10.1111/j.1530-0277.1992.tb00668.x
OpenAlex
W1975331847
Cited by
114
References
24
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 3
FWCI
0.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 5001 d)
Locations
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r44aa007657-03)
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (2R44AA07657)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Bioengineering › Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
Keywords
wearable devices, ethanol vapor, blood alcohol concentration, alcohol consumption monitoring, alcohol intoxication, alcoholism treatment outcomes
MeSH terms
Adult, Ethanol, Alcoholic Intoxication, Electrodes, Electrodiagnosis, Equipment Design, Female, Humans, Male, Metabolic Clearance Rate, Middle Aged, Monitoring, Physiologic, Reference Values, Skin

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