Textile Organic Electrochemical Transistor for Non-Invasive Glucose Sensing

The global rise in diabetes has highlighted the urgent need for continuous, non-invasive health monitoring solutions. Traditional glucose monitoring methods, which are invasive and often inconvenient, have created a demand for alternative technologies that can offer comfort, accuracy, and real-time...

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Main Authors: Rike Brendgen, Thomas Grethe, Anne Schwarz-Pfeiffer
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-09-01
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description The global rise in diabetes has highlighted the urgent need for continuous, non-invasive health monitoring solutions. Traditional glucose monitoring methods, which are invasive and often inconvenient, have created a demand for alternative technologies that can offer comfort, accuracy, and real-time data. In this study, the development of a textile-based organic electrochemical transistor (OECT) is presented, designed for non-invasive glucose sensing, aiming to integrate this technology seamlessly into everyday clothing. The document details the design, optimization, and testing of a one-component textile-based OECT, featuring a porous PEDOT:PSS structure and a glucose oxidase-modified electrolyte for effective glucose detection in sweat. The research demonstrates the feasibility of using this textile-based OECT for non-invasive glucose monitoring, with enhanced sensitivity and specificity achieved through the integration of glucose oxidase within the electrolyte and the innovative porous PEDOT:PSS design. These findings suggest a significant advancement in wearable health monitoring technologies, providing a promising pathway for the development of smart textiles capable of non-invasively tracking glucose levels. Future work should focus on refining this technology for clinical use, including individual calibration for accurate blood glucose correlation and its integration into commercially available smart textiles.
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spelling doaj-art-ffca7c81c9874df79ef626a122ac32de2024-12-27T14:40:19ZengMDPI AGMicro2673-80232024-09-014453055110.3390/micro4040033Textile Organic Electrochemical Transistor for Non-Invasive Glucose SensingRike Brendgen0Thomas Grethe1Anne Schwarz-Pfeiffer2Research Institute for Textile and Clothing (FTB), Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Webschulstr. 31, 41065 Moenchengladbach, GermanyFaculty of Textile and Clothing Technology, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Webschulstr. 31, 41065 Moenchengladbach, GermanyFaculty of Textile and Clothing Technology, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Webschulstr. 31, 41065 Moenchengladbach, GermanyThe global rise in diabetes has highlighted the urgent need for continuous, non-invasive health monitoring solutions. Traditional glucose monitoring methods, which are invasive and often inconvenient, have created a demand for alternative technologies that can offer comfort, accuracy, and real-time data. In this study, the development of a textile-based organic electrochemical transistor (OECT) is presented, designed for non-invasive glucose sensing, aiming to integrate this technology seamlessly into everyday clothing. The document details the design, optimization, and testing of a one-component textile-based OECT, featuring a porous PEDOT:PSS structure and a glucose oxidase-modified electrolyte for effective glucose detection in sweat. The research demonstrates the feasibility of using this textile-based OECT for non-invasive glucose monitoring, with enhanced sensitivity and specificity achieved through the integration of glucose oxidase within the electrolyte and the innovative porous PEDOT:PSS design. These findings suggest a significant advancement in wearable health monitoring technologies, providing a promising pathway for the development of smart textiles capable of non-invasively tracking glucose levels. Future work should focus on refining this technology for clinical use, including individual calibration for accurate blood glucose correlation and its integration into commercially available smart textiles.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8023/4/4/33organic electrochemical transistorsmart textilesE-textilesglucose sensingnon-invasivebiosensing
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smart textiles
E-textiles
glucose sensing
non-invasive
biosensing
title Textile Organic Electrochemical Transistor for Non-Invasive Glucose Sensing
title_full Textile Organic Electrochemical Transistor for Non-Invasive Glucose Sensing
title_fullStr Textile Organic Electrochemical Transistor for Non-Invasive Glucose Sensing
title_full_unstemmed Textile Organic Electrochemical Transistor for Non-Invasive Glucose Sensing
title_short Textile Organic Electrochemical Transistor for Non-Invasive Glucose Sensing
title_sort textile organic electrochemical transistor for non invasive glucose sensing
topic organic electrochemical transistor
smart textiles
E-textiles
glucose sensing
non-invasive
biosensing
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