MC10 and Seoul National University researchers, led by Dae-Hyeong Kim, have created a prototype skin patch that could both monitor blood glucose levels and administer insulin to diabetics. This is the first time that monitoring and drug deivery have been combined.
The graphene and gold mesh patch measures humidity, glucose, pH, and temperature in sweat. While the technology has only been tested on mice, it has shown that it is able to reduce blood glucose levels. We look forward to the results of human trials.
MC10 co-founder and VP of Technology Roozbeh Ghaffari is a featured speaker at ApplySci’s Wearable Tech + Digital Health conference on April 5th in San Francisco. He will discuss the future of less invasive, more precise approaches to disease management.
Wearable Tech + Digital Health San Francisco – April 5, 2016 @ the Mission Bay Conference Center
NeuroTech San Francisco – April 6, 2016 @ the Mission Bay Conference Center
Wearable Tech + Digital Health NYC – June 7, 2016 @ the New York Academy of Sciences
NeuroTech NYC – June 8, 2016 @ the New York Academy of Sciences