Insulin Secretion: Optical Nanosensors for Real‐Time Feedback on Insulin Secretion by β‐Cells (Small 30/2021)

Abstract

In article number 2101660, Gili Bisker and co‐workers use fluorescent single‐walled carbon nanotubes for the recognition and real‐time quantification of insulin, where binding of insulin onto the nanotube surface results in a modulation of the emitted fluorescence. The optical nanosensors are used to quantify insulin secreted by pancreatic β‐cells, thus providing a new tool for rapid evaluation of β‐cell function.