Title :
Toward a better understanding of effect of implantation on glucose sensor response
Author :
Moussy, F. ; Valdes, T.I. ; Hickey, T.M. ; Pasquale, K.M.
Author_Institution :
Center for Biomater., Connecticut Univ. Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA
Abstract :
A major obstacle to the widespread application of implantable glucose sensors is that they progressively lose function after a relatively short period of time in vivo. The aim of the study was thus to identify, and possibly prevent, causes for failure of implantable glucose sensors
Keywords :
biosensors; environmental degradation; failure; glucose sensor response; implantable glucose sensors; implantation; in vivo function; tissue reaction; Biochemistry; Biomembranes; Biosensors; Coatings; Degradation; Diabetes; Electrodes; In vivo; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sugar;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.803886
