Preliminary characterization of a glucose-sensitive hydrogel

Brooke L. Beier, Eric M. Brandner, Katherine M. Musick, Akira Matsumoto, Alyssa Panitch, Eric A. Nauman, Pedro P. Irazoqui

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Abstract

We present proof-of-concept studies that display the potential for using a glucose-sensitive hydrogel as a continuous glucose sensor. A study to characterize the swelling ratio of the hydrogel at normal physiological and pathological hyperglycemic glucose levels was performed. The hydrogel exposed to the hyperglycemic glucose solution had a higher equilibrium swelling ratio than the hydrogel exposed to the normal glucose concentration solution. The diffusivity of a small molecule, fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), through a hydrogel exposed to a hyperglycemic solution was determined using fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP). The diffusivity was found to be 4.2 × 10-14 m2/s, a value approximately four orders of magnitude smaller than the diffusivity of FITC in glucose solution. The permeability of the hydrogel after equilibration in a hyperglycemic solution was found to be 5.1 × 10-17 m2, in the range of 2-4% agarose gels.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10
Pages5014-5017
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event2010 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Duration: Aug 31 2010Sep 4 2010

Publication series

Name2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10

Other

Other2010 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10
Country/TerritoryArgentina
CityBuenos Aires
Period8/31/109/4/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Signal Processing
  • Health Informatics

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