An optical device for determining blood glucose concentration includes an excitation light source that emits an excitation light signal; a fiber optic sensor sized to be positioned within a blood vessel, the sensor being optically coupled to the excitation light source and comprising an indicator system comprising a fluorophore operably coupled to a glucose binding moiety, wherein upon absorption of at least a portion of the excitation light signal, the indicator system emits an emission light signal having an intensity related to the blood glucose concentration. The device also includes a light sensitive module operably coupled to at least the fiber optic sensor, wherein the light sensitive module detects the emission light signal and at least a second light signal, wherein the second light signal is derived from the excitation light source or an optional reference light source. The fluorophore is excited by the excitation light signal and emits at least a first emission light signal and a second emission light signal, wherein the first and second emission light signals are related to glucose concentrations, and wherein a ratio of the first and second emission light signals is glucose insensitive and sensitive to pH. The fluorophore is typically a fluorescent organic dye, and the glucose binding moiety a boronic acid functionalized viologen.
一种用于测定血糖浓度的光学装置包括:发射激发光信号的激发光源;尺寸可定位在血管内的光纤传感器,该传感器与激发光源光学耦合,并包括指示器系统,该指示器系统包括可操作地与
葡萄糖结合分子耦合的荧光团,其中在吸收至少一部分激发光信号时,指示器系统发射强度与血糖浓度相关的发射光信号。该装置还包括一个光敏模块,可操作地耦合到至少光纤传感器,其中光敏模块检测发射光信号和至少第二光信号,其中第二光信号来自激发光源或可选的参考光源。荧光团被激发光信号激发,至少发出第一发射光信号和第二发射光信号,其中第一发射光信号和第二发射光信号与
葡萄糖浓度有关,第一发射光信号和第二发射光信号的比值对
葡萄糖不敏感,对 pH 值敏感。荧光团通常是荧光有机
染料,
葡萄糖结合分子是
硼酸官能化
紫胶。