A Wearable, Flexible Skin Patch (No Fingerstick) for Glucose Monitoring

Translate to Spanish or other 102 languages!

The wearable flexible patch would completely eliminate the need for multiple finger sticks. Image for illustration purposes.

Mega Doctor News

- Advertisement -

By University of California San Diego Health 

A physician and nanoengineers at UC San Diego have successfully tested a noninvasive skin patch prototype that monitors blood glucose levels, a daily requirement for many persons with diabetes. The patch is thin, lightweight, easily applied and removed, and works for up to eight hours.

Assembly and the transfer process of the ISF glucose wearable patch. The screen-printed electrode system is transferred to a layer of adhesive tape. Afterward, the iontophoretic electrodes are placed on top of the adhesive layer, the cathode is placed on top of the screen-printed array, and the anode is set 1.5 centimeters away from the cathode). Next, a piece of agarose gel is placed on top of each electrode. The transfer process consists of placing the adhesive layer on the skin and removing the top layer of paper from the adhesive surface. Wrist pictures before transferring the sensing device onto the skin and three hours after removing the device. UC San Diego Health Sciences Image
- Advertisement -
- Advertisement -

- Advertisement -

More Articles

STHS Behavioral to Host Educational Webinar on PTSD, June 4th

Mega Doctor News It’s completely normal to feel afraid or experience intense...

250th Anniversary Logo for Free Public Use

As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary in 2026, Texas Border Business and Mega Doctor News have created and made available a commemorative logo for free public use.

STHS Children’s to Host Safe Summer Expo, June 6th

For children, summer is a time of excitement, filled with longer days, warm sunshine and a break from the routines and stresses of the school year. 

DHR Health Nursing Apprenticeship Earns State Recognition from Texas Workforce Commission Leaders

Albert Treviño III, commissioner representing labor for the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), praised the DHR Health and South Texas College Registered Nurse Apprenticeship Program as a model for workforce development during a graduation ceremony honoring the program’s first cohort.
- Advertisement -