Udinus Semarang Campus Building. (ANTARA / HO-Public Relations Udinus Semarang)
jpnn.com, SEMARANG – As many as four students of Dian Nuswantoro University (Udinus) Semarang, Central Java, created a smart device for detecting diabetes mellitus that does not cause pain. The device, named Gluconov, can also be connected to a smartphone.
One of the student research members diabetes detection tool Diana Almaas Akbar Rajah said that Gluconov would not cause injuries to the patient’s fingers like a common diabetes checker.
Apart from Diana, this tool was also created with three other Biomedical Technical Study Program students, namely Annelicia Eunice Arabelle, Nadiya Nurul and Tee, Kevin Tedjasukmana.
Diana explained that Gluconov was composed using a spectrophotometric circuit, a light dependent resistor, a polycarbonate chip, and a motor with a microcontroller. He claims this method has an accuracy of up to 95 percent.
“In its use, the patient’s fingers are placed in the available slots, then it will detect changes in the light intensity of the blood as a result of exposure to light. These changes are generated by the refraction of white light with polycarbonate chips,” he said in a press release in Semarang, Thursday (4). 11/3).
The measurement results will then be sent to the smartphone via a wifi network. Diana said that this tool could later be used globally.
According to him, the tool will be sold at Rp. 370 thousand per unit, while the result-checking application can be downloaded via the play store.
He said Gluconov had earned an award when he was presented at the 2021 Asean Innovation Science and Entrepreneur Fair. (between / jpnn)
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