巴斯大學科學家創造的一種黏性皮膚貼片。這種位於手腕上的電子貼片透過微型感測器陣列，不用刺穿皮膚也能從皮膚下的間質液透過小電流吸取葡萄糖，每 10~15 分鐘就能讀取一次讀數，比其他實驗性貼片還要精確。
巴斯大學物理系 Adelina Ilie 博士表示，這種貼片擁有強大導電性、靈活性、低成本、環保等優點，目前研究小組已經在兩隻豬身上以貼片進行血糖檢測，結果準確追蹤，團隊接下來的步驟包括進一步優化貼片設計，並進行關鍵臨床試驗，希望有天皮膚貼片還可以與智慧型手機 App 應用，提醒糖尿病患者何時該採驗血糖。
連結：Glucose-monitoring patch could mean no more finger-pricking for diabetics
Developed by scientists at the University of Bath in the UK, the graphene-based device is worn against the skin without piercing its surface. It incorporates an array of miniature sensors, which utilize a small electric current to draw glucose out from the interstitial fluid that’s located between cells within the body-hair follicles – each sensor covers an individual follicle.
The extracted glucose collects in tiny reservoirs, where it’s measured. This results in accurate blood glucose readings, which can be taken as often as once every 10 to 15 minutes over a period of several hours. It is hoped that once commercialized, the inexpensive disposable device could wirelessly transmit those readings to an app on the user’s smartphone, providing alerts when necessary.
小編評：之前提過刺青貼紙和智慧型眼鏡可以測血糖，現在又多了一個選擇囉～