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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2011
Achim Müller, Grossostheim, DE;
Peter Herbrechtsmeier, Königstein, DE;
Monika Knuth, Goldbach, DE;
Katharina Nikolaus, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Achim Müller, Grossostheim, DE;
Peter Herbrechtsmeier, Königstein, DE;
Monika Knuth, Goldbach, DE;
Katharina Nikolaus, Aschaffenburg, DE;
EyeSense AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to measures for determining glucose and for diagnosing diseases based on impaired glucose metabolism. In particular the present invention relates to a device comprising a hydrogel having a glucose-binding protein and a ligand of the glucose-binding protein incorporated therein, wherein the hydrogel comprises a first hydrogel matrix made of alginate and a second hydrogel matrix which forms an interpenetrating network within the first hydrogel matrix. The invention further relates to the use of such a device for determining the glucose content in a sample and to the use of the device for diagnosing impaired glucose metabolism in a test subject.