Recent Advances in Glucose Sensors
A special issue of Biosensors (ISSN 2079-6374).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2014) | Viewed by 11912
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A special issue of Biosensors, which is focused specifically on the topic of “Glucose Sensors”, will be published related to the massive challenge the world is facing in terms of diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body fails to maintain a blood sugar (glucose) level within the normal range. It is estimated that over 300 million people worldwide have diabetes, with this number accelerating rapidly. Diabetes often leads to many serious complications and thus is a leading cause of death. Therefore, a critical issue for those with diabetes is accurate glucose monitoring and treatment with the appropriate amounts of insulin or other drugs.
Blood glucose measurements have typically involved withdrawing a droplet of blood, followed by optical or electrochemical measurements. However, the drawbacks of this approach include pain, inconvenience, poor accuracy, etc. Implantable glucose sensors are also of interest, but these often suffer from lifetime (e.g., fouling) issues. Therefore, the focus of this special issue is on contributions that demonstrate new glucose sensing strategies, concepts, and designs, as well as improved understanding of sensor operation, with an emphasis on improved reliability, lifetime, continuous glucose monitoring, response time, accuracy, etc. Although the recent focus has been on the use of electrochemical methods, contributions involving spectroscopic methods or other novel and non-invasive sensing strategies are also welcome.
Dr. Viola Birss
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- continuous glucose monitoring
- implantable glucose sensors
- glucose sensor nanostructures
- sensor protection from biofouling
- glucose sensor/insulin platforms
- non-enzymatic sensors
- calibration and assessment criteria
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