Diabetic Test Strips Research

How capillary action draws a drop of blood into a glucose test strip's narrow chamber, and why that chamber's size sets the minimum sample volume. The...

Counterfeit strips, pre-owned or unauthorized strips, and FDA-cleared third-party generics are three different things that can all end up in a brand-n...

The evolution of diabetic test strips is a move from **photometric** detection, where a meter reads a color change on the strip, to **electrochemical*...

Electron mediators are the chemicals in electrochemical test strips that carry electrons from the glucose enzyme to the electrode, a job oxygen did in...

The choice of enzyme in diabetic test strips, **Glucose Oxidase (GOx)** versus **Glucose Dehydrogenase (GDH)**, is a trade-off between sugar specifici...

Test strip calibration, or coding, matches a blood glucose meter to each batch of strips. We trace it from color charts and two-point calibration thro...

Hematocrit (Hct) and chemical interferences are two of the main threats to the accuracy of electrochemical glucose test strips. **Hematocrit bias** ru...

ISO 15197 is the international standard that sets accuracy and testing requirements for blood glucose monitoring systems used for self-testing. The fi...

The manufacturing of diabetic test strips is divided between **Screen Printing (Thick Film)** and **Laser Ablation (Thin Film)**. **Screen Printing*...

LifeScan's OneTouch, Roche's Accu-Chek, Ascensia's Contour and Abbott's FreeStyle test strips each went through US product generations that FDA record...

Direct electron transfer (DET) glucose biosensors, often called 3rd gen sensors, let the enzyme pass electrons straight to the electrode without oxyge...

Electrode manufacturing for diabetic test strips relies on two main methods: **Thick Film (Screen Printing)** and **Thin Film (Laser Ablation)**. **...