10.4. Other Skin Applications
10.4.1. Sweat Activity Measurement (Sudologger)
Quantitative assessment of sweat activity is of great importance also for other purposes than the measurement of EDA. Tronstad et al. (2008) have reported on the development of a portable multichannel instrument for long-term logging of sweat activity (Sudologger). The instrument is based on conductance measurements and has been developed primarily for the assessment before and after treatment of patients with hyperhidrosis. Because the instrument is portable, it can also be used in sports and during other kinds of physical activities, and with four independent channels it can monitor different body parts simultaneously. Their measurements indicate that the sweat activity ...
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