The Blood Glucose Monitor

By Steven Thedford; Samantha Andrews1; Nancy Healy2; NNCI Nano3

1. Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, GA 2. NNCI Education and Outreach, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 3. National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

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Abstract

Students are introduced to glucose monitors, how these biosensors are being improved with naotechnology, and they test glucose levels. The purpose of the lab is to measure the glucose concentration of several synthetic blood and urine samples to determine which patients have diabetes. Students will also build models based on the conservation of mass to further their understanding of the role of insulin on the concentration of glucose in the blood.

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Lesson developed by the Georgia Tech NNIN RET.

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Lesson developed by support of the National Science Foundation -- NNIN and NNIN RET.

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  • Steven Thedford, Samantha Andrews, Nancy Healy, NNCI Nano (2016), "The Blood Glucose Monitor," https://nanohub.org/resources/25209.

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