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Noninvasive Blood Glucose Sensors Based on Near‐Infrared Spectroscopy
Author(s) -
Heise H.M.,
Marbach R.,
Koschinsky Th.,
Gries F.A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
artificial organs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.684
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1525-1594
pISSN - 0160-564X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1594.1994.tb02230.x
Subject(s) - transmittance , diabetes mellitus , reflectivity , near infrared spectroscopy , biomedical engineering , blood glucose monitoring , diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform , medicine , spectroscopy , infrared spectroscopy , materials science , chemistry , optoelectronics , optics , biochemistry , endocrinology , physics , organic chemistry , photocatalysis , quantum mechanics , catalysis
Research into noninvasive devices for self‐monitoring of blood glucose is mainly based on near‐infrared spectroscopy. Such a device is particularly desirable in the intensive therapy of patients with diabetes mellitus to achieve optimal metabolic control through frequent glucose testing. The state of noninvasive assay technology is presented. Using diffuse reflectance spectra of mucous lip tissue has advantages and drawbacks compared with tissue transmittance experiments. Different approaches have been proposed in the patent literature; however, current technology requires further significant improvements, particularly within the lower normal and hypoglycemic glucose concentration ranges.