Graphene plaster controls for diabetics blood sugar

This transparent "patch" with tiny splashes of gold is made of graphene and is not just another fashion accessory or temporary tattoo. This adhesive is designed to monitor blood sugar levels, as well as administration to diabetic medications.

The prototype is designed patch Associate Professor Seoul National University Tae-Hyun Kim and his team of researchers. It is equipped with sensors that collect information about human body temperature, as well as chemical / sweat pH-composition. He then sends the collected information to a special application for smartphones. If the system determines that, according to the chemical composition of your sweat, you need the adoption of medical devices, the app gives you the patch command to enter the body the necessary medication (the current version of the patch introduces metformin for diabetes type 2). Input drugs is due to a plurality of available patch microscopic needles.

In the future, this patch will not just save someone's life. However, the current version is far from the end of the medical product. In the current version of the prototype needle activates only when the surrounding temperature rises to 40 degrees. Furthermore, plaster, unfortunately, does not have to contain a sufficient amount for an adult human of metformin. The researchers say that they would try to find a way to solve these problems without the need to increase the area of ​​the patch.