This subproject is one of many research subprojects utilizing the resources provided by a Center grant funded by NIH/NCRR. The subproject and investigator (PI) may have received primary funding from another NIH source, and thus could be represented in other CRISP entries. The institution listed is for the Center, which is not necessarily the institution for the investigator. We are developing a range of glucose sensing contact lenses for potential applications in diabetes management. We have developed fluorophores which are able to both sense tear glucose levels, 500 micromolar glucose, as well as respond in the complex contact lens environment. Our new lenses can readily sense tear glucose levels, have a 95 % response time of 15 minutes and have a measured shelf-life in excess of 3 months. Our new technique is both non-invasive and provides for continuous monitoring.
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