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Dissertation
3D-PRINTED WEARABLE DEVICES FOR HEALTH MONITORING
Washington State University
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
05/2025
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7273/000007338
Abstract
Diabetes is a chronic disease associated with common complications, including heart disease, kidney failure, and adult blindness. People with diabetes cannot produce enough insulin to regulate their blood glucose, making glucose monitoring essential for managing the disease and reducing the risk of these complications. Traditional finger stick is the simplest and most convenient method to monitor blood glucose, but invasive and painful. In addition to blood, alternative non-invasive and minimally invasive biofluids, such as sweat and interstitial fluids have shown strong correlations with blood glucose levels, making them promising candidates for non-invasive or minimally invasive glucose monitoring. Wearable biosensors have gained significant attention in recent years for their potential to enable continuous and non-invasive health monitoring. The integration of 3D printing technologies has further revolutionized the fabrication of these sensors, facilitating miniaturization, flexibility, and customization. Despite these advancements, challenges such as sensitivity, material limitations, and integration approaches for wearable devices remain. In this dissertation, wearable biosensors for continuous glucose monitoring were developed by leveraging extrusion-based direct ink writing and resin-based 3D printing technologies. By combining nanomaterials with 3D printing techniques, my work addresses key challenges in sensor fabrication, enhances device performance, and contributes to the advancement of next-generation wearable healthcare technologies. Through interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation, these efforts not only pave the way for improved glucose monitoring solutions but also offer a versatile platform adaptable for detecting multiple biomarkers, such as lactate and uric acid, as well as body fluid dynamics (e.g., sweat rate), enabling deeper physiological insights for personalized healthcare.
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- Title
- 3D-PRINTED WEARABLE DEVICES FOR HEALTH MONITORING
- Creators
- Chuchu Chen
- Contributors
- Kaiyan Qiu (Chair)Yuehe Lin (Committee Member)Arda Gozen (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 147
- Identifiers
- 99901221253601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation