Regression methods for ophthalmic glucose sensing using metamaterials

  • Authors:
  • Philipp Rapp;Martin Mesch;Harald Giessen;Cristina Tarín

  • Affiliations:
  • Institute for System Dynamics, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany;4th Physics Institute, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany;4th Physics Institute, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany;Institute for System Dynamics, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Special issue on Electrical and Computer Technology for Effective Diabetes Management and Treatment
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

We present a novel concept for in vivo sensing of glucose using metamaterials in combination with automatic learning systems. In detail, we use the plasmonic analogue of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) as sensor and evaluate the acquired data with support vector machines. The metamaterial can be integrated into a contact lens. This sensor changes its optical properties such as reflectivity upon the ambient glucose concentration, which allows for in situ measurements in the eye. We demonstrate that estimation errors below 2% at physiological concentrations are possible using simulations of the optical properties of the metamaterial in combination with an appropriate electrical circuitry and signal processing scheme. In the future, functionalization of our sensor with hydrogel will allow for a glucose-specific detection which is insensitive to other tear liquid substances providing both excellent selectivity and sensitivity.