Sensor4Diabetes · Hybrid sensor for diabetes detection from exhaled breath using nanoparticles loaded 1D metal oxides

Hybrid sensor for diabetes detection from exhaled breath using nanoparticles loaded 1D metal oxides

Traditionally, blood glucose is monitored to diagnose diabetes via invasive and painful techniques. In recent years, minimally invasive glucose sensing mechanisms such as continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices have been developed to alert an individual before they begin experiencing low or high level of blood glucose. The sensors in the CGM system are implanted underneath the skin and require frequent calibration, which need to be replaced frequently. This operation is highly inconvenient and this device is very expensive. Therefore, there is a high demand for non-invasive, affordable and rapid detection devices for continuous monitoring of diabetes, which is searched by the researchers worldwide. Early and affordable diabetes detection technology for monitoring and management of diabetes will help hundreds of thousands people to reduce serious health problems and life threatening side effects. The ‘Sensor4Diabetes’ project aims to develop non-invasive impedometric and photonic based hybrid sensors for detecting and monitoring diabetes from exhaled breath. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), in 2021 worldwide about 537 million people in the 20-79 age range had diabetes and estimated to be 783 million by the year of 2045. Diabetes is responsible for 6.7 million deaths in 2021. Due to the increased incidence, the associated healthcare expenditure has risen to 918 billion Euros in 2021 and estimated to be 998 billion Euros by 2045. Worldwide governments are struggling to cover the cost of diabetes. The outcomes of this project will be actions which can readily be implemented to speed the early identification of the disease for saving health services billions of Euros annually and significantly improve lives. ‘Sensor4Diabetes’ targets achieving early identification and thus better monitoring of diabetes. This project will open doors for further studies and innovation action, not only in Europe but also in other countries and in the developing world, to inspire the innovators to further develop suitable tools for people of all groups, different ethnicities, races, ages and social status. The project addresses several of the key UN Sustainable Development Goals (such as Goal 1 ‘erasing poverty’; Goal 9, promoting ‘innovation’ (involving developing countries as well); Goal 10, ‘reducing inequality’ and most importantly Goal 3 (‘Health’). The overall objective of ‘Sensor4Diabtes’ project is to develop novel hybrid breath analysing sensor based on semiconducting metal oxide nanostructures to diagnose diabetes by employing both impedometric and photonic methods. The main drive of the breath sensor is to provide miniaturize, continuous, real-time, non-invasive and mobile device for detection and monitoring of diabetes at a lower cost.

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