Pitt Develops New Contact Lens Glucose Sensor
The contact lens could spare people with diabetes from having to prick their fingers several times a day to check their blood sugar levels.
Researchers at The University of Pittsburgh's Gertrude E. and John M. Petersen Institute of NanoScience and Engineering have created a thin plastic sensor that changes color based on the concentrations of glucose. Patients could look into a specially designed mirror to detect color changes in the lens. Green would mean normal levels, red would mean dangerously low levels.
Currently, diabetic patients are required to draw blood from their own fingers in order to test their blood glucose levels.
In addition to the blood glucose monitor, reasearch at the NanoScience center has resulted in the development of color-shifting paints, and scaffolding to heal damaged hearts.
According to Nano Techwire, an industry news website, Nanoengineering and nanotechnology use atoms and molecules as basic blocks to build minute machines, create new materials, and perform new molecular tasks. In a major push to advance the frontiers of the promising nanoscience field, which has energized researchers worldwide, Pitt enjoys a competitive edge through its newly endowed Petersen Institute.
The scientists and engineers who make up Pitt's Petersen Institute are experts in designing, characterizing, and fabricating nanoscale materials, devices, and systems. The researchers, drawn from the University's Schools of Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and the Health Sciences, form flexible, cross-disciplinary teams to investigate major questions in nanoscience and engineering.
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Researchers at The University of Pittsburgh's Gertrude E. and John M. Petersen Institute of NanoScience and Engineering have created a thin plastic sensor that changes color based on the concentrations of glucose. Patients could look into a specially designed mirror to detect color changes in the lens. Green would mean normal levels, red would mean dangerously low levels.
Currently, diabetic patients are required to draw blood from their own fingers in order to test their blood glucose levels.
In addition to the blood glucose monitor, reasearch at the NanoScience center has resulted in the development of color-shifting paints, and scaffolding to heal damaged hearts.
According to Nano Techwire, an industry news website, Nanoengineering and nanotechnology use atoms and molecules as basic blocks to build minute machines, create new materials, and perform new molecular tasks. In a major push to advance the frontiers of the promising nanoscience field, which has energized researchers worldwide, Pitt enjoys a competitive edge through its newly endowed Petersen Institute.
The scientists and engineers who make up Pitt's Petersen Institute are experts in designing, characterizing, and fabricating nanoscale materials, devices, and systems. The researchers, drawn from the University's Schools of Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and the Health Sciences, form flexible, cross-disciplinary teams to investigate major questions in nanoscience and engineering.
Read More at PakTribune.com
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