Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-41066-8, published online 18 March 2019
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The Authors missed out a previous study on a similar topic. The additional reference is listed below as reference 1, and should appear in the text as below.
In the Discussion section,
“Tear glucose measurement has been suggested as a potential, noninvasive strategy of blood glucose prediction8,10,32. Most of the previous studies focused on developing sensors with a higher accuracy since the glucose concentration in tears is known to be lower than that in the blood13,33,34. However, to our knowledge, studies on devices for practical, self-diagnostic applications is scarce. In this context, a device allowing concurrent tear collection and glucose measurement could be useful and convenient for users. Such a device would be more advantageous if the measurement could be reliable even with a small quantity of tear fluid as this would allow for a short time of tear collection, hence less invasiveness on the preocular tissues.
Therefore, we proposed the tear-glucose device herein as a noninvasive self-diagnostic tool for prediction of blood glucose levels.”
should read:
“Tear glucose measurement has been suggested as a potential, noninvasive strategy of blood glucose prediction8,10,32. Most of the previous studies focused on developing sensors with a higher accuracy since the glucose concentration in tears is known to be lower than that in the blood13,33,34. A previous paper by Kownacka et al.1 reported results of phase II clinical trial for a device for continuous glucose monitoring in tear fluid, which needs to reside at the preocular surface while being wired to the reader. However, a device allowing sampled tear collection and glucose measurement could be also useful and probably more convenient for users. Such a device would be more advantageous if the measurement could be reliable even with a small quantity of tear fluid as this would allow for a short time of device contact for tear collection, hence less invasiveness on the preocular tissues.
Therefore, we proposed the tear-glucose device herein as an alternative noninvasive self-diagnostic tool for prediction of blood glucose levels.”
Reference
Kownacka, A. E. et al. Clinical Evidence for Use of a Noninvasive Biosensor for Tear Glucose as an Alternative to Painful Finger-Prick for Diabetes Management Utilizing a Biopolymer Coating. Biomacromolecules 19, 4504–4511, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.8b01429 (2018).
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Lee, S.H., Cho, Y.C. & Bin Choy, Y. Author Correction: Noninvasive Self-diagnostic Device for Tear Collection and Glucose Measurement. Sci Rep 9, 12868 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49489-z
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