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Glu co s e Ba nd-Aid

Glucose Band-Aid is aglucose indicator patch which is based onFollicular Microsensor Technology.

Specifc hair strands replaced by

microsensors attached to ultra thinconnectors interface with removable andreplaceable band aids that change color toindicate the glucose range in blood.

Skin all over the human body has hair.The hair follicle extends till the papilla of hair (see the gure to the right). The papillaencloses the blood vessels. These vesselsin real provide the nutrition for the hairto grow. The vessels are placed very close tothe hair papilla.

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F o l l i c u l a r M i c r o - S e n s o r T e c h n o l o g y . . .

Microsensors placed close to the veinsPatch color indicates the Sugar RangeGlucose Level < 7070 < Glucose Level < 150Glucose Level >150SkinSensor-MicroConnectBlood Vessels