US5120420A
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Biosensor and a process for preparation thereof
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1989-03-31
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Granted: 1992-06-09
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Expires: 2009-03-31
Abstract
Abstract A biosensor of the invention comprises an insulating base board (1) having formed thereon, in sequence, leads (2, 3, 3'), an electrode system mainly made of carbon (4, 5, 5'), an insulating layer (6) and a reaction layer (14) composed of an enzyme and an electron acceptor, and being provided thereon with a space (8) defined by a spacer (7) and a cover 9). When a biological sample solution is brought into contact with the inlet (10) of the biosensor having the above-described structure, the sample solution is introduced into its inside, while the air within the space (8) is rapidly discharged through the outlet (11) and, at the same time, the space (8) is filled with the sample solution up to the neighborhood of the outlet. Thus, measurement can be conducted inexpensively at a high speed with a high accuracy through simple procedures without residual bubbles.
Inventors
- 👤 Shiro Nankai
- 👤 Mariko Kawaguri
- 👤 Mayumi Ohtani
- 👤 Takashi Iijima
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-30 10:10
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/26; G01N27/28; G01N27/30; G01N27/327; G01N27/3271; G01N27/3272; C; C12; C12Q; C12Q1/00; C12Q1/001; C12Q1/004; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S435/00; Y10S435/817; Y10S436/00; Y10S436/806
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A biosensor for determining a substrate concentration in a sample solution comprising a base plate having an electrode system and a reaction layer having formed thereon a space including said reaction layer, said space being provided with an introducing port for introducing said sample solution into said space and a discharge port for discharging the gas in said space by inflow of said sample solution, said electrode system being equipped with at least an electrode for measurement and a counter electrode, at least an enzyme being carried on said reaction layer, a change in concentration of a substance in the reaction between said enzyme and said sample solution being detected with said electrode system to determine a substrate concentration in said sample solution.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A biosensor for determining a substrate concentration in a sample solution comprising a base plate having an electrode system and a reaction layer having formed thereon a space including said reaction layer, said space being provided with an introducing port for introducing said sample solution into said space and a discharge port for discharging the gas in said space by inflow of said sample solution, said electrode system being equipped with at least an electrode for measurement and a counter electrode, at least an enzyme being carried on said reaction layer, a change in concentration of a substance in the reaction between said enzyme and said sample solution being detected with said electrode system to determine a substrate concentration in said sample solution.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A biosensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electrode system comprises a plural set of electrode systems and reaction layers corresponding to said plural set of electrode systems and a common space are provided.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A biosensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electrode system comprises a plural set of electrode systems and, reaction layers and spaces corresponding to said plural set of electrode systems are provided.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
66 words
A biosensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein an electrode system comprising at least an electrode for measurement and a counter electrode is formed on an insulating base plate, a reaction layer is formed on the surface of said electrode system and said reaction layer comprises an enzyme layer composed of an oxidoreductase and a hydrophilic high molecular substance having formed thereon an electron acceptor layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
A biosensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein an electrode system comprising at least an electrode for measurement and a counter electrode is formed on an insulating base plate, a reaction layer is formed on the surface of said electrode system and said reaction layer comprises an enzyme layer composed of an oxidoreductase and a hydrophilic high molecular substance having formed thereon an electron acceptor layer containing a surface active agent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A biosensor as claimed in claim 4 or 5, wherein said electron acceptor layer comprises fine particles of an electron acceptor having a particle size of not greater than 100 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A biosensor as claimed in claim 4 or 5, wherein said hydrophilic high molecular substance is any member selected from hydrophilic high molecular substances of starch, carboxymethyl cellulose, gelatin, acrylate, vinyl alcohol, vinylpyrrolidone and maleic anhydride or a mixture thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
A biosensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein the surface of a material constructing said space is hydrophilic.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
80 words
A biosensor as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein said electrode system comprises two sets of electrode systems comprising at least an electrode for measurement and a counter electrode mainly composed of carbon, a reaction layer composed of a hydrophilic high molecular substance and an oxidoreductase being provided on one electrode system and a hydrophilic high molecular substance layer or a layer composed of a hydrophilic high molecular substance and an inactivated oxidoreductase being provided on another electrode system.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
80 words
A biosensor as claimed in claim 2 or 3, wherein said electrode system comprises two sets of electrode systems comprising at least an electrode for measurement and a counter electrode mainly composed of carbon, a reaction layer composed of a hydrophilic high molecular substance and an oxidoreductase being provided on one electrode system and a hydrophilic high molecular substance layer or a layer composed of a hydrophilic high molecular substance and a deactivated oxido-reductase being provided on another electrode system.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
A biosensor as claimed in claim 9 or 10, wherein said electrode system comprises an electrode for measurement and a counter electrode mainly composed of carbon and a reference electrode comprising a silver/silver chloride.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
A biosensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein said electrode system is prepared from a material mainly composed of carbon formed on an insulating base plate by means of screen printing.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
74 words
A biosensor as claimed in claim 1, wherein an electrode system comprising at least an electrode for measurement and a counter electrode is formed on an insulating base plate, a reaction layer is formed on said electrode system and said reaction layer comprises a first layer composed of a hydrophilic high molecular substance and an oxidoreductase, a second layer composed of a hydrophilic high molecular substance and a third layer containing an electron acceptor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
44 words
A biosensor as claimed in claim 13, wherein said hydrophilic high molecular substance in the first layer and the second layer is selected from hydrophilic high molecular substances of starch, carboxymethyl cellulose, gelatin, acrylate, vinyl alcohol, vinylpyrrolidone and maleic anhydride or a mixture thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
85 words
A process for preparing a biosensor which comprises forming an electrode system comprising at least an electrode for measurement and a counter electrode on an insulating base plate, coating a hydrophilic high molecular substance aqueous solution and an oxidoreductase aqueous solution on said electrode system and then drying to form an enzyme layer, spreading a mixture of an electron acceptor and an organic solvent onto said enzyme layer, removing said organic solvent to form an electron acceptor layer and then integrating together with a cover.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
85 words
A process for preparing a biosensor which comprises forming an electrode system comprising at least an electrode for measurement and a counter electrode on an insulating base plate, coating a hydrophilic high molecular substance aqueous solution and an oxidoreductase aqueous solution on said electrode system and then drying to form an enzyme layer, spreading a mixture of an electron acceptor and an organic solvent onto said enzyme layer, removing said organic solvent to form an electron acceptor layer and then integrating together with a cover.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
111 words
A process for preparing a biosensor which comprises forming an electrode system comprising at least an electrode for measurement and a counter electrode on an insulating base plate, coating a hydrophilic high molecular substance aqueous solution and an oxidoreductase aqueous solution on said electrode system and then drying to form an enzyme layer, next spreading a solution of a hydrophilic high molecular substance in an organic solvent onto said enzyme layer to form a hydrophilic high molecular substance layer, further spreading a dispersion of an electron acceptor in an organic solvent onto said hydrophilic high molecular substance layer to form an electron acceptor layer, and then integrating together with a cover.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
111 words
A process for preparing a biosensor which comprises forming an electrode system comprising at least an electrode for measurement and a counter electrode on an insulating base plate, coating a hydrophilic high molecular substance aqueous solution and an oxidoreductase aqueous solution on said electrode system and then drying to form an enzyme layer, next spreading a solution of a hydrophilic high molecular substance in an organic solvent onto said enzyme layer to form a hydrophilic high molecular substance layer, further spreading a dispersion of an electron acceptor in an organic solvent onto said hydrophilic high molecular substance layer to form an electron acceptor layer, and then integrating together with a cover.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
46 words
A process for preparing a biosensor as claimed in claim 15 or 16, wherein a mixture of said electron acceptor, said surface active agent and said organic solvent is spread on said enzyme layer and said organic solvent is removed to form an electron acceptor layer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process for preparing a biosensor as claimed in claim 17, wherein said electron acceptor layer comprises fine particles of an electron acceptor having a particle size of not greater than 100 μm.
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