The nano-tetherball sensor for glucose has attracted attention of diabetic medical community due to its methods and high sensitivity in performance.
Despite the many opto/electronic mechanisms on the market, from a physical and chemical point of view, the nanomachine optical fiber provides many advantages over the other types.
A multi-wall platinum substrate, subsequently functionalized by oxidation, helps to allow the effectivity on the control of the glucose oxidase enzymes.
The open ends of nanotubes, which are carboxylated (CNT), are used for the control of the enzymes and signaling detection monitor by the platinum substrate which gives the actual transduction platform.
In devices such as these the CNTs play a dual role a substrate to attach biologically significant molecules and as the transducer component of the biosensor.