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Applications of fluorescent biosensors for non-invasive glucose monitoring

Bruen, Danielle orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-4478-9766, Delaney, Colm orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-4397-0133, Florea, Larisa orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-4704-2393 and Diamond, Dermot orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-2944-4839 (2016) Applications of fluorescent biosensors for non-invasive glucose monitoring. In: 68th Irish Universities Chemistry Research Colloquium, 23-24 Jun 2016, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

Abstract
Diabetes is a widespread disease, whereby the body is incapable of regulating the metabolism of glucose1. As a result, this disorder leads to severe health effects such as blindness, kidney failure and stroke1-2, where monitoring glucose has proven to prevent some of these undesired side effects. Current monitoring methods for diabetes are either invasive or non-continuous, where Brooks et al have introduced contact lenses, on the cover of ACS Nanomaterials, as a sensing platform for noninvasive monitoring1. This highlights the need for a non-invasive, continuous glucose-monitoring device for personal use1. Lewis acidic boronic acids (BAs) are widely known for their strong but reversible interactions with diol-containing compounds like glucose1. This phenomenon has lead to the development and evolution of many fluorescent boronic acid derivatives, where the BA-sugar interaction can be monitored by changes in fluorescence1. In our group, a range of boronic acid derivatives have been developed and investigated for their direct or indirect glucose sensing capabilities, at physiological pH. When the BA moiety is directly attached to a fluorescent component, the fluorescence of these BA-derivatives becomes quenched in the presence of glucose (Figure 1). The second type of fluorescence change is observed upon integration of the BA moiety and fluorophore in to a two-component system. In these sensors the presence of the BA results in a decrease of fluorescence, which can be restored in the presence of glucose2. This project aims to incorporate BA derivatives on to flexible polymeric substrates for continuous non-invasive glucose sensing in wearable devices, such as sensing patches or smart contact lenses.
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Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)
Event Type:Conference
Refereed:Yes
Additional Information:The authors are grateful for financial support from Science Foundation Ireland under the Insight Centre grant initiative (grant number SFI/12/RC/2289)
Uncontrolled Keywords:Glucose Sensing; Fluorescence; Boronic Acids
Subjects:Engineering > Materials
Physical Sciences > Photochemistry
Physical Sciences > Organic chemistry
Medical Sciences > Diseases
Biological Sciences > Biosensors
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Chemical Sciences
Research Institutes and Centres > INSIGHT Centre for Data Analytics
Research Institutes and Centres > National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR)
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:Science Foundation Ireland, Enterprise Ireland, European Framework Programme 7
ID Code:21264
Deposited On:26 Jul 2016 09:46 by Danielle Bruen . Last Modified 26 Sep 2018 12:34
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