Contact Lens-Based Glucose Sensor

Nov-09-16 A tiny new sensor able to measure the glucose in tears could one day let diabetic patients automatically control their insulin pumps.

The sensor, from a team at Oregon State, is equipped with a nanostructured amorphous indium gallium oxide field effect transistor (IGZO FET). The sensor is essentially transparent, and is able to detect slight changes in glucose in tear fluid. According to the development team, the IGZO FET sensors will be able to send glucose information in real time to a wearable pump that would then deliver the insulin, creating a sort of artificial pancreas.

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[MEDGADGET.COM]
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