diabetic are saddled with the embarrassing project of checking their blood sugar levels always . But a new non - invasive technology countenance diabetics keep tabloid on their glucose degree with contact lenses thatchange colorsas their blood sugar rises and descend .
Nanoparticles — is there anything they ca n’t do ? — embedded in the hydrogel Lens respond with glucose mote in of course occurring teardrop . A chemical chemical reaction then causes the lenses to shift their chromaticity , alerting the wearer to fall or spiking blood sugar levels . The wearer can then make the appropriate accommodation to his or her line of descent loot , all without having to transmit around ( and employ ) gimmick for string and analyzing blood .
U. of Western Ontario Professor Jin Zhang has just collect $ 216,000 from the Canada Foundation for Innovation as a outcome of the breakthrough process to prepare other applications for multifunctional nanocomposites , which can be used in everything from biomedicine to food preservation to publicity . We guess a top dog - up display for glucose levels is pretty right , but if nanocomposites can also make the packaging on that blood - sugar - leveling confect Browning automatic rifle biodegrade more quickly , all the undecomposed . [ Institute of Nanotechnology ]
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