Sensing nanomaterials of wearable glucose sensors

The metabolic disorder of glucose in human body will cause diseases such as diabetes and hyperglycemia. Hence the determination of glucose content is very important in clinic diagnosing. In recent years, researchers have proposed various non-invasive wearable sensors for rapid and real-time glucose monitoring from human body fluids. Unlike those reviews which discussed performances, detection environments or substrates of the wearable glucose sensor, this review focuses on the sensing nanomaterials since they are the key elements of most wearable glucose sensors. The sensing nanomaterials such as carbon, metals, and conductive polymers are summarized in detail. And also the structural characteristics of different sensing nanomaterials and the corresponding wearable glucose sensors are highlighted. Finally, we prospect the future development requirements of sensing nanomaterials for wearable glucose sensors. This review would give some insights to the further development of wearable glucose sensors and the modern medical treatment. (C) 2020 Chinese Chemical Society and Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.