This layer is made of silk, a well known biodegradable material. 3 To measure glucose, the team chose a glucose fluorescent (GF) monomer composed of two parts. The first is a di-boronic acid, which ...

Starch and cellulose are polymers made from the glucose monomer. Proteins are polymers of the amino acids monomers. Lipids are made from two different molecules called fatty acids and glycerol.