Demigod Project(300ppi)-04

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Design and development of a sweat-based glucose monitoring graphene nanodevice (closed-loop) with controlled transdermal nanoemulsion release for hypoglycemic drug delivery

The present project aims to design and develop an innovative wearable device for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diabetes mellitus which will make use of novice graphene structures.

The implementation of this task will rely on three individual actions and more specifically:

bio-sensor Development

A. The development of a very sensitive glucose bio-sensor based on graphene. Graphene layers will Be deposited layer-by-layer on a substrate (patch) with a cutting-edge technology Langmuir Blogget based on which chemical compounds which can sense/trace glucose will be immobilized to each graphene layer. This substrate will be a sticker patch which will constantly counts the glucose levels from sweat and consequently will be a non-invasive diagnostic method

hypoglycemic treatment System

B. The development of a release system for hypoglycemic treatment. Specific SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 analogues, that are commonly used for the treatment of T2DM, will be encapsulated into a nanoemulsion. The nanoemulsion that poses lipophilic properties will be then incorporated into a gelatine patch.

Hardware/Software

C. Development of a device/software which, through a Bluetooth technology, will receive electrical sign from the bio-sensor, will analyze changes on the glucose levels from sweat and triggers the release of the nanoemulsion from the patch via thermal heating.

The final product (Actions A, B and C) will be a product of a smart expertise in the area of biomedicine and pharmacy which deploy the tremendous development of biotechnology, computer science and material engineering the last decade. The implementation of this project is expected to contribute not only scientifically and economically to the participating departments as well as the company and the country, but mainly will contribute to the management of diabetes mellitus and the improvement of the quality of life of the diabetic patients.

The suggested effort of research is fully in line with the Research and Innovation Strategy for Smart Specialization (RIS3) which aims to the development of new products for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases.

The current project is a joint collaboration of the Laboratory of Physiology (Faculty of Medicine), the Laboratory of Biotechnology (Department of Biological Applications and Technologies), the Ceramics and Composites laboratory (Department of Materials Science and Engineering) of the University of Ioannina, the Renal Unit of the University Hospital of Ioannina, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Western Macedonia and the private R&D and Business Development Organization Pharma-Data S.A.

    1. University of Ioannina (https://www.uoi.gr/)

     

    School of Engineering

     

    Department of Materials Science and Engineering – Laboratory of Layered and Nanoporous Materials (http://www.materials.uoi.gr/ccl/LNM-contact.html)

     

    • Dimitrios Gournis, Professor of Materials Chemistry

    http://www.materials.uoi.gr/gournis.php

    • Michael Karakassides, Professor

    http://www.materials.uoi.gr/karakasidis.php

    • DemetriosPapayannis, AssociateProfessor

    http://www.materials.uoi.gr/papagiannis.php

    • Vasilios Georgakilas, Associate Professor, University of Patras

    https://www.matersci.upatras.gr/el/people/faculty/georgakilas

    • AthanasiosBourlinos, Associate Professor

    http://www.physics.uoi.gr/el/node/487

    • Konstantinos Spyrou, Postdoctoral researcher

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/konstantinos-spyrou-ba2a901a/

    • Mohammed Subrati, Postdoctoral researcher

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/msubrati/

    • Victoria Sakavitsi, Phd candidate

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktoria-sakavitsi-485869200/

    School of Health Sciences

    Medical Department – Laboratory of Physiology (https://physiology-lab.med.uoi.gr/)

     

    • Dimitrios Peschos, Professor of Physiology

    https://med.uoi.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=567&catid=23&lang=el&Itemid=101

    • Patra Vezyraki, Professor of Physiology

    https://med.uoi.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=311&catid=23&lang=el&Itemid=101

    • Periklis Pappas, Professor of Pharmacology

    https://med.uoi.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=361&catid=23&lang=el&Itemid=101

    • Konstantinos Tsamis, Assistant Professor of Physiology

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/konstantinos-tsamis-669638a3/

    • Yannis Simos, Senior Research Associate

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/yannis-simos-01035753/

    • Efterpi Korakaki, Phd candidate

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/efterpi-korakaki-5b9025140/

    • Panagiotis Lekkas, Laboratory Animal Technician

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/panagiotis-lekkas-1a441443/

    • Christos Cholevas, Postdoctoral researcher

    https://www.brain-gate.org/el/component/k2/item/256-cholevas

    Department of Biological Applications – Laboratory of Biotechnology (https://biotechlab.bat.uoi.gr/)

     

    • Haralambos Stamatis, Professor of Biotechnology

    http://bat.uoi.gr/staff-details?s_id=14&name=%CE%A7%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%B1%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%82&surname=%CE%A3%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82

    • Angeliki Polydera, Laboratory Teaching Staff

    http://bat.uoi.gr/staff-details?s_id=26&name=%CE%91%CE%B3%CE%B3%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE&surname=%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%8D%CE%B4%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B1

    • Michaela Patila, Postdoctoral researcher

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaela-patila-2868406a/

    • Georgios Bakratsas, Phd candidate

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgios-bakratsas-35b924160/

    ΝΚ

    • Evangelia Dounousi, Assistant Professor of Nephrology

    https://med.uoi.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=686&catid=23&lang=el&Itemid=101

    • Konstnatinos Kostikas, Associate Professor of Pneumonology

    https://respiratory-ioannina.com/824

    • Eirini Papanikolaou, Phd candidate

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/eirinipapanikolaou/

    • Silvia Priska, Biologist-Biotechnologist

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-priska-995909208/

     

  2. University of Western Macedonia (https://www.uowm.gr/)

     

    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering –  (https://ece.uowm.gr/)

    • Markos Tsipouras, Associate Professor

    https://ece.uowm.gr/personnel.php?teachers_info=13

    • Sofia Evangelou, Postdoctoral researcher

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/sofia-evangelou-9a5860104/

    • Vasiliki Fiska, PhD candidate

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicky-fiska-33b65798/

     

  3. Pharma-data S.A. (http://www.pharmadata.gr/)

    • Anastasia Ferlemi, Biologist, MSc, Ph.D. – Regulatory affairs officer

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasia-ferlemi-73245255/?originalSubdomain=gr

    • Konstantinos Lioumis, Pharmacist, MSc, ΜΒΑ – Formulation development manager

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/kostas-lioumis-610a9816/

    • Sofia Theakou, Pharmacist – QA/QP Manager

    www.linkedin.com/in/σοφια-θεακου-82881769

     

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