Hydrogels much efficient in glucose delivery - Video
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The balance in maintaining blood sugar levels is crucial in diabetic patients, blood sugar levels should be maintained from not dropping too low nor too high. In a new study, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the traditional use of glucagon is preferred as a preventive measure than its previous emergency use.
Nature achieves remarkable function from the formation of transient, nonequilibrium materials realized through continuous energy input. The role of enzymes in catalysing chemical transformations to drive such processes, often as part of stimuli-directed signalling governs both material formation and lifetime.
A group of researchers from U.S.A demonstrated a successfully developed hydrogels that remains intact in the presence of glucose but slowly destabilize as levels drop, releasing glucagon into the system, raising glucose levels.
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