Title :
The study of micro blood sugar control device without energy supply for diabetes therapy
Author :
Nagakura, T. ; Maruo, S. ; Ikuta, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Osaka Electro-Commun. Univ., Shijyonawate, Japan
Abstract :
The diabetes mellitus results from lack of insulin. Insulin is only hormone to reduce the blood sugar concentration. So diabetes mellitus increases the blood sugar concentration level. Then insulin injection therapy is widely used to treat diabetes mellitus. Continuous monitoring of blood glucose level makes the therapy safer, but no practical devices are available. We have investigated about the device that works mechanically by the change of the blood sugar concentration. This device causes mechanical actuation without energy supply and control system. We have applied this device as a diaphragm valve designed by the micro optical stereo lithography. We have tried to estimate the function of the diaphragm valve system for the insulin therapy.
Keywords :
actuators; biosensors; blood; diseases; micro-optics; patient diagnosis; patient monitoring; radiation therapy; stereolithography; blood glucose level monitoring; blood sugar concentration level; diabetes mellitus; diabetes therapy; diaphragm valve; hormone; insulin injection therapy; insulin lack; mechanical actuation; micro-optical stereo lithography; microblood sugar control device; Biochemistry; Biomedical monitoring; Biosensors; Blood; Control systems; Diabetes; Insulin; Medical treatment; Sugar; Valves;
Conference_Titel :
TRANSDUCERS, Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 12th International Conference on, 2003
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7731-1
DOI :
10.1109/SENSOR.2003.1216989
