Table 1.
Availability of portable devices to measure physiological variables—this table is not an exhaustive list of all suppliers.
| physiological variable | animals | humans |
|---|---|---|
| respiratory gases | (−) | COSMEDa
Metamax 3Bb [17] VO2 Masterc |
| respiratory rate and/or depth | (−) | Astroskind
Hexoskind Current Healthe Equivitalf |
| blood gases (pO2, pCO2, pH, etc.) | (−) | Astroskind
Sentecg |
| blood glucose | Dexcom G6h
Freestyle Libre 14i |
Dexcomh
Freestyle Librei Guardianj Kenzen Echok Medtronic MiniMedl Omnipodm Sanon Sweatio |
| other compounds in the blood | (−) | Sempionatto et al. [18] |
| blood pressure | Transonic Endogearp | Astroskind
Omron Heart Guideq |
| heart rate (inc. ECG) | StarOddi DSTr
Transonic Endogearp |
Astroskind
Current Healthe Hexoskind AmbioTexs AIOsleevet OmSignalu VivaLnk ECG patchv |
| muscle contraction (EMG) | (−) | LiveAthosw |
| muscle gases (pO2, pCO2, pH, etc.) | (−) | Humonx
Moxyy |
| body temperature | StarOddi DSTr
Transonic Endogearp |
Current Healthe
COREz VivaLnk Fever Scoutaa TempTRAQab Equivitalf |
| brain activity (EEG) | Neurologgerac | BitBrain Diademad
Unicorn BIae |
| visual function | (−) | TobiiPro glasses Xaf |
| lactate | Payne et al. [19] | BSX Insighty
Sweatio |