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Drug Delivery Devices: Insulin‐Responsive Glucagon Delivery for Prevention of Hypoglycemia (Small 19/2017)
Author(s) -
Yu Jicheng,
Zhang Yuqi,
Sun Wujin,
Kahkoska Anna R.,
Wang Jinqiang,
Buse John B.,
Gu Zhen
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.201770108
Subject(s) - glucagon , hypoglycemia , hyperinsulinemia , insulin delivery , insulin , diabetes mellitus , medicine , drug delivery , endocrinology , type 1 diabetes , pharmacology , materials science , nanotechnology , insulin resistance
In article number 1603028 , by Zhen Gu and co‐workers, an insulin‐responsive glucagon delivery device based on a microneedle (MN)‐array patch is developed. Utilizing hyperinsulinemia as a dangerous signal, this “smart glucagon patch” can release glucagon to reduce the risk of hypoglycemia during diabetes management.