US4871442A
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Ion sensor
Assignee: Terumo Corp
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Filing: 1987-04-29
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Granted: 1989-10-03
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Expires: 2007-04-29
Abstract
Abstract An ion sensor includes an electrically conductive substrate, a redox layer coating the surface of the electrically conductive substrate, a barrier layer coating the surface of the redox layer, and an ion-selective layer coating the surface of the barrier layer. The barrier layer functions to prevent migration between the ion-selective layer and redox layer of substances constituting these layers, and to transmit a potential difference produced in the ion-selective layer by contact with an ion from the ion-selective layer to the redox layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Shuichiro Yamaguchi
- 👤 Norio Daikuhara
- 👤 Takeshi Shimomura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 03:02
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/26; G01N27/28; G01N27/30; G01N27/333; G01N27/3335
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
An ion sensor comprising: an electrically conductive substrate; a redox layer coating a surface of said electrically conductive substrate; a barrier layer coating a surface of said redox layer; and an ion-selective layer coating a surface of said barrier layer; said barrier layer made from a material which functions to prevent mutual contamination between said ion-selective layer and said redox layer with substances constituting these layers, and to transmit a potential produced in said ion-selective layer by contact with an ion from said ion-selective layer to said redox layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
An ion sensor comprising: an electrically conductive substrate; a redox layer coating a surface of said electrically conductive substrate; a barrier layer coating a surface of said redox layer; and an ion-selective layer coating a surface of said barrier layer; said barrier layer made from a material which functions to prevent mutual contamination between said ion-selective layer and said redox layer with substances constituting these layers, and to transmit a potential produced in said ion-selective layer by contact with an ion from said ion-selective layer to said redox layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said material of the barrier layer is selected from a group consisting of a cellulose derivative, a natural aqueous polymer and a semisynthetic aqueous polymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said barrier layer has a thickness of 0.2 μm-1.0 mm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said electrically conductive substrate is selected from a group consisting of an electrically conductive carbon material, a metal composite obtained by coating the surface of any of these metals with a semiconductor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The ion sensor according to claim 4, wherein said carbon material comprises basal plane pyrolytic graphite or glassy carbon, said metal comprises gold, platinum, copper, silver, palladium or nickel and said semiconductor comprises iridium oxide or tin oxide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said redox layer is selected from the group of materials having a redox function.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said redox layer is selected from the group of materials which undergo a quinone-hydroquinone type redox reaction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said redox layer is selected from the group of materials which undergo an amine-quinoid type redox reaction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said redox layer is selected from the group of electrically conductive materials consisting of poly (pyrrole) and poly(thienylene).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said redox layer has a thickness of from 0.01 μm to 1.0 mm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said ion-sensitive layer has a thickness of from 1 μm to 10 mm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
64 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said ion-sensitive layer comprises a polymeric membrane containing an ion carrier material, which is a compound expressed by the formula ##STR12## where R 1 , R 2 , R 3 represent the same or different alkyl groups, among which at least two alkyl groups have a carbon number of 8-18, and is selective to hydrogen ion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
50 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said ion-sensitive layer comprises an organic polymeric membrane containing a an ion carrier material, which is a compound expressed by the formula ##STR13## where R 4 represents an alkyl group having a carbon number of 8-18, and is selective to hydrogen ion.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
40 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said ion-sensitive layer comprises a polymeric membrane containing an ion carrier material, which is selected from the group consisting of valinomycin, nonactin, monactin, crown ether compounds, and is selective to potassium ion.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
The ion sensor according to claim 14, wherein said crown either compound comprises dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6, naphto 15-crown-5 or bis(15-crown-5).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
45 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said ion-sensitive layer comprises a polymeric membrane containing an ion carrier material, which is selected from the group consisting of aromatic amides or diamides, aliphatic amides or diamides, and crown compounds, and is selective to sodium ion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
79 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said ion-sensitive layer comprises a polymeric membrane containing an ion carrier material, which is selected from the group of quaternary ammonium salts expressed by the formula ##STR14## where R 7 , R 8 , R 9 represent the same or different alkyl groups which have a carbon number of 8-10, and R 10 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1-8, and is selective to chloride ion.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
39 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said ion-sensitive layer comprises a polymeric membrane containing an ion carrier material comprising which is selected from triphenyl tin chloride, expressed by the formula ##STR15## and is selective to chloride ion.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
43 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said ion-sensitive layer comprises a polymeric membrane containing an ion carrier material, which is selected from the group consisting of calcium bis(di-(n-octylphenyl) phosphate), (-)-(R,R)-N,N'-bis{(11-ethoxycarbonyl) undecyl}-N,N',4,5-tetramethyl-3,6-dioxaoctanediamide and calcium bis(di(n-decyl) phosphate), and is selective to calcium ion.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
91 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said ion-sensitive layer comprises a polymeric membrane containing an ion carrier material, which is selected from the group of quaternary ammonium salts expressed by the formula ##STR16## where R 11 , R 12 , R 13 represent the same or different alkyl groups having a carbon number of 8-18, R 14 represents hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having a carbon number of 1-4, and X - represents Cl - , Br - or OH - , and is selective to hydrogencarbonate ion.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
41 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said ion-sensitive layer comprises a polymeric membrane containing an ion carrier material, which is selected from the group of tertiary amine compounds expressed by the formula ##STR17## and is selective to hydrogencarbonate ion.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
39 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said ion-sensitive layer comprises a polymeric membrane containing an ion carrier material, which is selected from the group of nonactin consisting of monactin and tetranactin, and is selective to ammonium ion.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
The ion sensor according to claim 1, wherein said ion-sensitive layer comprises an organic polymeric membrane containing an ion carrier material comprising N, N'-diheptyl-N,N'-dimethyl-1,4-butane diamide, and is selective to magnesium ion.
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