| SF | silk fibroin |
| MN | Microneedle |
| SD | Sprague Dawley |
| BG | Blood glucose |
| PBS | phosphate buffer saline |
| HRP | horseradish peroxidase |
| CLIA | chemiluminescence immunoassay |
| Gox | glucose oxidase |
| FITC | Isothiocyanic acid fluorescein isomer I |
| FITC-INs | fluorescent-labeled human insulin |
| PDMS | Polydimethylsiloxane |
| NaHCO3 | sodium bicarbonate |
| Na2CO3 | sodium carbonate |
| MES | molloin-ethanesulfone |
| NHS | Sodium bicarbonate N-hydroxysuccinimide |
| EDC | 1-Ethyl-3 (3-dimethylamino propyl) carbodiimide |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen peroxide |
| STZ | Streptozotocin |