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Received August 2, 2024
Revised September 23, 2024
Accepted September 24, 2024
Available online July 26, 2025
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Wearable devices off er diverse continuous monitoring capabilities through advanced sensing methods and wearable devices.
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devices has evolved towards the use of biocompatible, soft materials that can be worn comfortably on the body for extended
periods. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the fundamental essential processes and recent advancements
in biomonitoring technologies under the emerging wearable devices and sensing methods that have facilitated the commercialization
of wearable devices for healthcare. It covers the physiology of sweat, ISF, and tears, as well as the materials
and biosensing mechanisms involved. Advances in sweat induction and sampling methods are also discussed, alongside the
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