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Soft contact lens biosensor for in situ monitoring of tear glucose as non-invasive blood sugar assessment

Chu, Ming Xing, Miyajima, Kumiko, Takahashi, Daishi, Arakawa, Takahiro, Sano, Kenji, Sawada, Shin-ichi, Kudo, Hiroyuki, Iwasaki, Yasuhiko +3 more·2011·Talanta

Abstract

A contact lens (CL) biosensor for in situ monitoring of tear glucose was fabricated and tested. Biocompatible 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) polymer and polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) were employed as the biosensor material. The biosensor consists of a flexible Pt working electrode and a Ag/AgCl reference/counter electrode, which were formed by micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) technique. The electrode at the sensing region was modified with glucose oxidase (GOD). The CL biosensor showed a good relationship between the output current and glucose concentration in a range of 0.03-5.0mM, with a correlation coefficient of 0.999. The calibration range covered the reported tear glucose concentrations in normal and diabetic patients. Also, the CL biosensor was applied to a rabbit for the purpose of tear glucose monitoring. The basal tear glucose was estimated to 0.11 mM. Also, the change of tear glucose induced by the change of blood sugar level was assessed by the oral glucose tolerance test. As a result, tear glucose level increased with a delay of 10 min from blood sugar level. The result showed that the CL biosensor is expected to provide further detailed information about the relationship between dynamics of blood glucose and tear glucose.

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  • Tear glucose concentrations have been demonstrated to exhibit good correlation with blood glucose levels, reflecting diffusion from the lachrymal artery when tears are sampled without eye irritation or stimulation, which can compromise the relationship.

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  • The requirement for bulky and expensive equipment for signal measurements limits the use of smart contact lenses outside research laboratories or clinical settings by restricting users' external activities.

    “(iv) the requirement for bulky and expensive equipment for signal measurements, which limits the use of smart contact lenses outside of research laboratories or clinical settings by restricting users’ external activities (14, 15, 20, 23).”
  • By considering the correlation between tear glucose level and blood glucose level, a glucose sensor fitted on a contact lens can provide noninvasive monitoring of a user's glucose levels from tear fluids, with a lag time between tear glucose and blood glucose in the range of 10 to 20 min.

    “By considering the correlation between the tear glucose level and blood glucose level (15), a glucose sensor fitted on a contact lens can provide the noninvasive monitoring of user’s glucose levels from tear fluids with a consideration of the lag time between tear glucose level and blood glucose level in the range of 10 to 20 min (13–16).”
  • Opaque electronic materials for sensors, IC chips, metal antennas, and interconnects can block users' vision.

    “These issues include (i) the use of opaque electronic materials for sensors, integrated circuit (IC) chips, metal antennas, and interconnects that can block users’ vision (15, 17, 18);”

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Authors
Chu, M. X., Miyajima, K., Takahashi, D., Arakawa, T., Sano, K., Sawada, S.-I., Kudo, H., Iwasaki, Y., Akiyoshi, K., Mochizuki, M., & Mitsubayashi, K.
Affiliations
  • Tokyo Medical and Dental University (JP)
  • Kansai University (JP)
Corresponding author
Mitsubayashi, Kohji
Venue
Talanta
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-01
Volume
83
Issue
3
Pages
960-965
ISSN
0039-9140 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2007320634
Cited by
279
References
29
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Talanta (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Bioengineering › Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Keywords
tear glucose, non-invasive glucose monitoring, glucose oxidase, platinum electrode, MEMS electrodes, 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine, polydimethylsiloxane, diabetes mellitus, oral glucose tolerance test, blood glucose dynamics
MeSH terms
Animals, Blood Glucose, Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic, Humans, Rabbits, Tears, Biosensing Techniques

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