Engineers Create a Temporary Tattoo That Tests Blood Sugar
Engineers create a temporary tattoo that tests blood sugar – A painful prick of the fingertip reveals a mountain of medical information for many diabetes patients. But health professionals have long struggled to find a reliable and painless way to gather blood sugar measurements.
Just last year, Google announced that it was developing contact lenses that measure glucose levels in its user’s tears.
But now, nanoengineers may have found an even easier way for diabetes patients to monitor their vital levels: temporary tattoos. Amay Bandodkar, a researcher at the University of California, San Diego, has created a flexible sensor that uses a mild electrical current to measure glucose levels in a person’s body.
The new device is painless — it contains electrodes printed on a thin tattoo paper that patients can even dispose after use.
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