A soft and flexible biosensor using a phospholipid polymer for continuous glucose monitoring

Biomed Microdevices. 2009 Aug;11(4):837-42. doi: 10.1007/s10544-009-9300-1.

Abstract

A flexible biosensor using a phospholipid polymer to immobilization of glucose oxidase (GOD) was fabricated and tested. At first, an enzyme membrane formed by immobilizing GOD onto a porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane using the phospholipid polymer (2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine (MPC) copolymerized with 2-ethylhexylmethacrylate (EHMA):PMEH) was evaluated. According to the result of amperometric measurement, average density of GOD to be immobilized was optimized to 38.9 units cm(-2). Temperature and pH dependences were also investigated. Then, a flexible glucose sensor was fabricated by immobilizing GOD onto a flexible hydrogen peroxide electrode using PMEH. The flexible glucose sensor showed a linear relationship between output currents and glucose concentration in 0.05-1.00 mmol L(-1), with a correlation coefficient of 0.999. The calibration range covered the normal tear glucose level of 0.14-0.23 mmol L(-1). This indicates that the flexible biosensor is considered to be useful for monitoring of glucose in tear fluids.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Biosensing Techniques / methods*
  • Enzymes, Immobilized / chemistry
  • Glucose / analysis*
  • Glucose Oxidase / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Membranes, Artificial*
  • Methacrylates / chemistry*
  • Phosphorylcholine / analogs & derivatives*
  • Phosphorylcholine / chemistry
  • Pliability
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene / chemistry*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Enzymes, Immobilized
  • Membranes, Artificial
  • Methacrylates
  • Phosphorylcholine
  • 2-methacryloyloxyethyl phosphorylcholine
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene
  • Glucose Oxidase
  • Glucose