Przyrządy do oznaczania glukozy dla potrzeb medycznych : stan obecny i perspektywy dalszego rozwoju

W artykule omówiono: a) właściwości powszechnie dostępnych przyrządów do pojedynczych pomiarów glukozy (glukometrów) oraz tendencje rozwojowe; b) zagadnienie dokładności pomiarów glukozy; c) dopuszczone w celach badawczych, wybrane przyrządy do monitorowania i ciągłych pomiarów glukozy; d) stan zaawansowania prac nad przyrządami do pomiarów nieinwazyjnych; e) krótki przegląd nowych propozycji rozwiązań czujników glukozy z wykorzystaniem nanotechnologii.

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A review of the present status and trends in development of the glucose monitoring instruments is presented in this paper. Attention is paid for special features characterizing large variety of instruments, which appeared in the last years on the marked. However, for measurements of glycaemia they require, as a rule, taking sample of blood by finger prick 4-6 times a day which is cumbersome for the diabetic patient. Question of accuracy and sources of measurement errors is also considered. For many years now, works are carried out toward development of painless noninvasive glucose meters which would eliminate unpleasant blood sampling. These works apply various physical phenomena to achieve the desired goals. The paper contains a short survey of presently appearing solutions in the field of minimally invasive glucose measurements. New concepts based on application of carbon nanotubes for glucose sensors are also mentioned.