Conventional blood sampling for glucose detection is prone to cause pain and fails to continuously record glucose fluctuations in vivo.Continuous glucose monitoring based on implantable electrodes could induce pain an...Conventional blood sampling for glucose detection is prone to cause pain and fails to continuously record glucose fluctuations in vivo.Continuous glucose monitoring based on implantable electrodes could induce pain and potential tissue inflammation,and the presence of reactive oxygen species(ROS)due to inflammationmay affect glucose detection.Microneedle technology is less invasive,yet microneedle adhesion with skin tissue is limited.In this work,we developed a microarrow sensor array(MASA),which provided enhanced skin surface adhesion and enabled simultaneous detection of glucose and H_(2)O_(2)(representative of ROS)in interstitial fluid in vivo.The microarrows fabricated via laser micromachining were modified with functional coating and integrated into a patch of a three-dimensional(3D)microneedle array.Due to the arrow tip mechanically interlocking with the tissue,the microarrow array could better adhere to the skin surface after penetration into skin.The MASA was demonstrated to provide continuous in vivo monitoring of glucose and H_(2)O_(2) concentrations,with the detection of H_(2)O_(2) providing a valuable reference for assessing the inflammation state.Finally,the MASA was integrated into a monitoring system using custom circuitry.This work provides a promising tool for the stable and reliable monitoring of blood glucose in diabetic patients.展开更多
Monitoring human health is of considerable significance in biomedicine.In particular,the ion concentrations in blood are important reference indicators related to many diseases.Microneedle array-based sensors have ena...Monitoring human health is of considerable significance in biomedicine.In particular,the ion concentrations in blood are important reference indicators related to many diseases.Microneedle array-based sensors have enabled promising breakthroughs in continuous health monitoring due to their minimally invasive nature.In this study,we developed a microneedle sensing-array integrated system to continuously detect subcutaneous ions to monitor human health status in real time based on a fabrication strategy for assembling planar microneedle sheets to form 3D microneedle arrays.The limitations of preparing 3D microneedle structures with multiple electrode channels were addressed by assembling planar microneedle sheets fabricated via laser micromachining;the challenges of modifying closely spaced microneedle tips into different functionalized types of electrodes were avoided.The microneedle sensing system was sufficiently sensitive for detecting real-time changes in Ca^(2+),K^(+),and Na^(+) concentrations,and it exhibited good detection performance.The in vivo results showed that the ion-sensing microneedle array successfully monitored the fluctuations in Ca^(2+),k^(+),and Na^(+) in the interstitial fluids of rats in real time.By using an integrated circuit design,we constructed the proposed microneedle sensor into a wearable integrated monitoring system.The integrated system could potentially provide information feedback for diseases related to physiological ion changes.展开更多
基金This work was financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2021YFF1200700 and 2021YFA0911100)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.32171399,32171456,and T2225010)+6 种基金the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(No.2021A1515012261)the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou,China(No.202103000076)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,Sun Yat-Sen University(No.22dfx02),and Pazhou Lab,Guangzhou(No.PZL2021KF0003)FML would like to thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.32171335 and 31900954)JL would like to thank the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62105380)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2021M693686)QQOY would like to thank the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2022M713645).
文摘Conventional blood sampling for glucose detection is prone to cause pain and fails to continuously record glucose fluctuations in vivo.Continuous glucose monitoring based on implantable electrodes could induce pain and potential tissue inflammation,and the presence of reactive oxygen species(ROS)due to inflammationmay affect glucose detection.Microneedle technology is less invasive,yet microneedle adhesion with skin tissue is limited.In this work,we developed a microarrow sensor array(MASA),which provided enhanced skin surface adhesion and enabled simultaneous detection of glucose and H_(2)O_(2)(representative of ROS)in interstitial fluid in vivo.The microarrows fabricated via laser micromachining were modified with functional coating and integrated into a patch of a three-dimensional(3D)microneedle array.Due to the arrow tip mechanically interlocking with the tissue,the microarrow array could better adhere to the skin surface after penetration into skin.The MASA was demonstrated to provide continuous in vivo monitoring of glucose and H_(2)O_(2) concentrations,with the detection of H_(2)O_(2) providing a valuable reference for assessing the inflammation state.Finally,the MASA was integrated into a monitoring system using custom circuitry.This work provides a promising tool for the stable and reliable monitoring of blood glucose in diabetic patients.
基金support from the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2021YFF1200700,2021YFA0911100)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.32171399,32171456,T2225010)+6 种基金Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Grant No.2021A1515012261)Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou,China(Grant No.202103000076)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,Sun Yat-Sen University(Grant No.22dfx02)Pazhou Lab,Guangzhou(Grant No.PZL2021KF0003)Opening Project of Key Laboratory of Microelectronic Devices&Integrated Technology,Institute of Microelectronics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Tianjin Key Laboratory of Imaging and Sensing Microelectronic Technology,Key Laboratory of The Diagnosis and Treatment of Severe Trauma and Burn of Zhejiang Province,Second Affliated Hospital of Zhejang University,School of Medicine(Grant.2022K02)State Key Laboratory Of Precision Measuring Technology And Instruments(Grant No.pilab2211)Open Funds of State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China(Grant No.HN2022-01).
文摘Monitoring human health is of considerable significance in biomedicine.In particular,the ion concentrations in blood are important reference indicators related to many diseases.Microneedle array-based sensors have enabled promising breakthroughs in continuous health monitoring due to their minimally invasive nature.In this study,we developed a microneedle sensing-array integrated system to continuously detect subcutaneous ions to monitor human health status in real time based on a fabrication strategy for assembling planar microneedle sheets to form 3D microneedle arrays.The limitations of preparing 3D microneedle structures with multiple electrode channels were addressed by assembling planar microneedle sheets fabricated via laser micromachining;the challenges of modifying closely spaced microneedle tips into different functionalized types of electrodes were avoided.The microneedle sensing system was sufficiently sensitive for detecting real-time changes in Ca^(2+),K^(+),and Na^(+) concentrations,and it exhibited good detection performance.The in vivo results showed that the ion-sensing microneedle array successfully monitored the fluctuations in Ca^(2+),k^(+),and Na^(+) in the interstitial fluids of rats in real time.By using an integrated circuit design,we constructed the proposed microneedle sensor into a wearable integrated monitoring system.The integrated system could potentially provide information feedback for diseases related to physiological ion changes.
