Glucose-Sensing, Non-Invasive Contact Lens Invented

[kerouac2]

Source: The Diabetic News

Glucose-Sensing, Non-Invasive Contact Lens Invented

Researchers have announced an amazing new technology for people with diabetes that could allow blood-glucose level testing via a non-invasive contact lens that samples glucose levels in tears.

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The paper describes the development of a tiny device, built from multiple layers of gold nanowires stacked on top of a gold film and produced using solvent-assisted nanotransfer printing, which optimized the use of surface-enhanced Raman scattering to take advantage of the technique's ability to detect small molecular samples.


Read more: http://thediabeticnews.com/contact-lens-diabetes-test-glucose-levels/

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This is pretty cool, sci-fy type tech for diabetics to manage their sugar levels!

[Sunny05]

1. Wow!

I hope this works out! Like probably everyone on DU and everyone, period, I know so many people with diabetes of one type or the other. Indeed, my dad had type I diabetes. So any progress toward detecting or controlling (maybe one day curing) diabetes means so much to me.

[jtuck004]

2. If they could invent a wrist watch that replaces a colonoscopy, they would have something.

But this is very cool.

[kerouac2]

4. Oh yeah, that would be awesome.

Hope someone's workin' on that!

[kristopher]

5. Not a wristband, but not a wand up the keister either...

http://www.gastro.org/news_items/2015/2/19/cologuard

[meow2u3]

3. Do these contacts double as corrective lenses?

If so, get me a pair. They'll do me double duty: correct my lousy vision while they monitor my blood sugar, allowing me to manage my Type 2 diabetes. Only question is, how much do they cost?

[Wednesdays]

6. That's the $64,000 question.

And probably the answer, too.