Tattoos have become a versatile way of accessing different medical benefits - and even electric - in the human body.Among the last ideas is the application of this technique to check the levels of blood glucose concentration.
These tattoos will avoid traditional methods to perform these analyzes, and are placed as a more alternative to methods such as the one devised by Google, which had developed contact lenses precisely with the same objective.Temporary tattoos are an even less invasive method, and could mean a small revolution in this field.
The researchers at the University of California in San Diego responsible for this device have created a flexible sensor that uses a reduced electric current to measure blood glucose times a day, something vital for the treatment of diabetes.
Many people try to avoid these analyzes because they are uncomfortable and painful, but mechanisms of this type would make these constant measurements comfortably and painlessly, and these tattoos last a whole day according to those responsible.They are very cheap - there are some cents of Euro - and therefore can be replaced without this economic impact on patients.
The tests in seven healthy patients have revealed precise glymia measurements, but researchers are already working on improvements that allow for example not having to remove tattoos and analyze them to collect the data: according to Amay Bandodkar, one of those responsible for the study, theNext step is to provide them with Bluetooth connectivity to send that information to doctors who are monitoring the treatment of these patients.
