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Glucose-Communicating Contacts

Microsoft and Washington University Develop Blood Sugar Contacts

— January 9, 2012 — Tech
Microsoft is working with the University of Washington to design a glucose-reading contact lens, a way to literally see your blood sugar. Diabetics and sugar fanatics can be a little less worried about having to check their blood by spilling some of their own. The project is based on finding less aggressive methods of blood sugar monitoring, such as wireless transmittal of such reports, which will provide victims of diabetes with a more comfortable method of treatment.

When analyzed, the research results have surfaced a new way to detect glucose in tear fluid. The lenses will be electronically manufactured to send detected results to a wireless device, which Microsoft hopes to be an augmented smart phone. This revolutionary discovery could lead to diabetics' ability to read and respond to their blood sugar in a safer and much more comfortable way than proposed by current medical methods.

Microsoft and the University of Washington are now closing in on the gap between the physical and digital worlds, bringing to light connections that promote a healthier and sustained method of living.
Trend Themes
1. Glucose-reading Contact Lenses - The development of glucose-reading contact lenses offers a disruptive innovation opportunity to revolutionize blood sugar monitoring for diabetics.
2. Wireless Transmittal of Glucose Data - The research on wireless transmittal of glucose data presents a disruptive innovation opportunity to improve the comfort and convenience of monitoring blood sugar levels.
3. Augmented Smart Phones for Blood Sugar Monitoring - The use of augmented smart phones for blood sugar monitoring presents a disruptive innovation opportunity to provide diabetics with a safer and more comfortable method of reading and responding to their blood sugar levels.
Industry Implications
1. Healthcare Technology - The development of glucose-reading contact lenses and the use of wireless transmittal of glucose data offer disruptive innovation opportunities within the healthcare technology industry.
2. Wearable Technology - The development of glucose-reading contact lenses represents a disruptive innovation opportunity within the wearable technology industry.
3. Mobile Technology - The use of augmented smart phones for blood sugar monitoring presents a disruptive innovation opportunity within the mobile technology industry.
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