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University of Pittsburgh
Noninvasive glucose sensor will be worn as a contact lens
May 14th, 2003
Millions of people suffering from diabetes mellitus may be spared the ordeal of pricking their fingers several times a day to test blood sugar levels, thanks to a breakthrough by University of Pittsburgh researchers who have developed a non-invasive method to measure the glucose level in bodily fluids. Researchers Sanford A. Asher, PhD, professor of chemistry in the faculty and College of Arts and Sciences, and David Finegold, MD, professor of pediatrics in the School of Medicine, have created a thin plastic sensor that changes color based on the concentrations of glucose. The sensor material, which would be worn like a contact lens, was described in...
Source: Biotech Week (2003-05-14)
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