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. 2023 Feb 23;13(3):313. doi: 10.3390/bios13030313

Table 2.

Passive and active sweat extraction methods.

Sweat Extraction Methods Parameters Lasted Time Detected
Biomarkers
Reference
Passive sweat extraction
Running Not provided 10, 25, 40 min lactate,
pH
[84]
Running ① 4 km/h for 2 min
② 8 km/h for 5~20 min
③ 3 min cooling down
10, 15, 20, 25 min glucose,
lactate,
pH, Cl−1
[85]
Running ① 10 km/h for 10 min
② 15 km/h for 10 min
③ 5 km/h for 10 min
30 min glucose,
lactate
[86]
Arm movement Not provided 60 min Na+, Cl−1, pH,
glucose,
[20]
Cycling Not provided 15–40 min cortisol [87]
Cycling ① Ramp up for 10 min
② medium-high activity for 30–70 min
③ cooling down for 10 min
50–90 min pH,
glucose
[88]
Cycling ① Ramp up for 10 min
② cycling for 20 min
③ cooling down for 3 min
33 min Glucose, lactate,
Na+, K+
[22]
Cycling ① Ramp for 5 min
② cycling for 20 min
③ cooling down for 5 min
30 min Ca2+, pH [89]
Shower/Bath Water temperature: 38–42 °C 5–15 min Creatinine, urea, pH [91]
Active sweat extraction
Iontophoresis Pilocarpine 1 5 min Cl [98]
Iontophoresis Pilocarpine 1 10 min Vitamin C [40]
Iontophoresis Pilocarpine 1 5 min Glucose [95]
Iontophoresis Pilocarpine 1 5 min Caffeine [58]
Iontophoresis Pilocarpine, acetylcholine, methacholine 1 5 min Na+, Cl, glucose [97]
Local heating 38.5 °C 2 3 min pH [93]

1 Agonist agent for iontophoresis. 2 Local heating temperature.