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7399401 Methods for use in assessing a flow condition of a fluid  
A device for use in assessing a flow condition of a fluid, or a fluid in a flow path, is provided. The device comprises at least one electrochemical cell, comprising a working electrode and at...
7396683 Detection of allergen-associated materials  
Measurement of the redox properties of household dust is used to detect the presence of allergen-associated materials. Measurement may be electrochemical, preferably amperometric. A disposable...
7393504 Flow injection electrochemical detecting device  
A flow injection electrochemical detecting device has a base ( 10 ), a cover pivotally mounted on the base ( 10 ), and a locking device attached between the base ( 10 ) and the cover ( 20 ). The...
7388200 Sensing method and nanosensing device for performing the same  
A sensing method includes exposing a nano-transducer having a controlled surface to a sample including at least one species. Adsorption of the species on the nano-transducer is transduced to a...
7387714 Electrochemical sensor strip  
Provided is a single use electrochemical sensor strip having an active portion and an inactive portion. The inactive portion may be a handling strip. Another aspect provided is an article...
7378006 Aqueous solutions for reducing the rate of oxygen loss, and methods thereof  
Compositions and methods for reducing the rate of loss of oxygen from a solution and increasing the effective life span of oxygen-containing calibration solutions.
7361257 Electrochemical screening system  
Devices and methods for evaluating an electrochemical reaction are disclosed. A device includes an electrochemical cell having a cavity for containing a liquidus electrolyte, a first working...
7347926 Method and apparatus for measuring specific component  
A method for measuring a concentration of a specific component includes the steps of: supplying a sample fluid to a reaction field holding a reagent; obtaining a single or a plurality of leak...
7344626 Method and apparatus for detection of abnormal traces during electrochemical analyte detection  
Detection of abnormal signal traces in electrochemical measurements generated using an electrochemical test strip to which a potential is applied allows for an indication of an erroneous analyte...
7338808 Method and apparatus for determining zeta potential using alternating current electric field and T channel  
Provided is a method for determining a zeta potential generated between a solid wall and a solution. The method includes (a) injecting an electrolyte solution into a first inlet of a T channel,...
7335292 Sensor with improved shelf life  
The present invention provides a metal electrode stabilized by a coating, the coating comprising a sulfur containing moiety in its molecular structure. The coating may also include a hydrophilic...
7332130 Heat-reduction methods and systems related to microfluidic devices  
A system and method for preventing or reducing unwanted heat in a microfluidic of the device while generating heat in selected regions of the device. In one example, current is supplied to a...
7318887 Solid state reference electrode  
A reference electrode includes a conductive substrate having a first surface and an ionically insulating, hydrophobic layer adjacent to the first surface having a plurality of non-selective ion...
7312087 Devices and methods for biochip multiplexing  
The invention is directed to devices and methods that allow for simultaneous multiple biochip analysis. The method of analyzing the plurality of biochips includes inserting a first biochp into a...
7312027 Binding assay device with non-absorbent carrier material  
A method of producing a binding assay device provides a porous membrane comprising a material enabling capillary movement of a liquid sample from a first area on the membrane on a second area on...
7294246 Electrode for electrochemical sensors  
Provided are electrochemical circuits with electrodes having a main body section and at least one neck section wherein the width of at least a portion of the neck section is less than the width of...
7291503 Reversible resistivity-based sensors  
One aspect of the present invention relates to a method for detecting the presence of an analyte by comparing the conductivity of a mixture containing an analyte and a sensor to the conductivity of...
7288404 Microcantilevers for biological and chemical assays and methods of making and using thereof  
Disclosed herein are microcantilevers having structural shapes that are less sensitive to turbulence and drift effects yet provide greater deflections due to analyte concentration. The structural...
7285411 High throughput screening assay systems in microscale fluidic devices  
The present invention provides novel microfluidic devices and methods that are useful for performing high-throughput screening assays. In particular, the devices and methods of the invention are...
7285198 Strip electrode with conductive nano tube printing  
An electrochemical test device for determining the presence or concentration of an analyte in an aqueous fluid sample comprises a substrate comprising a non-conductive material; a working electrode...
7270850 Mesoporous permeation layers for use on active electronic matrix devices  
The present invention provides improved synthetic polymer hydrogel permeation layers for use on active electronic matrix devices for biological assays. The present invention includes methods for...
7267751 Programmable multiplexed active biologic array  
The present invention is directed to devices and methods for carrying out and/or monitoring biological reactions in response to electrical stimuli. A programmable multiplexed active biologic array...
7254986 Sensor device for detection of dissolved hydrocarbon gases in oil filled high-voltage electrical equipment  
A multi-gas sensor device for the detection of dissolved hydrocarbon gases in oil-filled electrical equipment. The device comprising a semiconductor substrate, one or more catalytic metal...
7250288 Electrode compositions and configurations for electrochemical bioreactor systems  
Electrodes and configurations for electrochemical bioreactor systems that can use electrical energy as a source of reducing power in fermentation or enzymatic reactions and that can use electron...
7244961 Integrated system with modular microfluidic components  
Modular fluidic microchips, systems integrating such microchips, and associated preparative and analytical methods are presented.
7232512 System and method of sensitivity adjustment for an electrochemical sensor  
A gas detector with a compensated electrochemical sensor exhibits altered sensitivity in response to decreasing sensitivity relative to both gas exposure and non-gas exposure. A sensitivity...
7226530 Conducting polymer nanofiber sensors  
Polymer nanofibers, such as polyaniline nanofibers, with uniform diameters less than 500 nm can be made in bulk quantities through a facile aqueous and organic interfacial polymerization method at...
7226414 Method and apparatus for analyte sensing  
In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a glucose sensing device for implantation within subcutaneous tissue of an animal body. In one embodiment, the glucose sensing device includes a...
7225084 Measuring device for a process technology  
A measuring device for process technology, useful in measuring- and/or cleaning- and/or calibration-installations in the field of process automation for measuring pH-values and/or redox potentials...
7220550 Molecular wire injection sensors  
Disclosed is a sensor for sensing the presence of an analyte component without relying on redox mediators. This sensor includes (a) a plurality of conductive polymer strands each having at least a...
7217354 Method and apparatus for detection of chemical vapors  
The present invention is a gas detector and method for using the gas detector for detecting and identifying volatile organic and/or volatile inorganic substances present in unknown vapors in an...
7214300 Integrated electrokinetic devices and methods of manufacture  
Devices with electrokinetic elements are disclosed as well as their method of microfabrication for use in micro-scale analysis, mixture separation and reaction. The devices consist of solid...
7198754 Biological material detection element, biological material detection method and apparatus, charged material moving apparatus  
A biological material detection apparatus which detects a charged biological material such as a gene or protein contained in a sample liquid is disclosed. A biological material detection element...
7189367 Reactor and process for production thereof  
In order to be capable of a chemical reaction, analysis or the like wherein a small amount of samples is used, a reactor comprises a flat plate-like first substrate the inside of which is provided...
7182853 Redox control/monitoring platform for high throughput screening/drug discovery applications  
The invention is a redox control and monitoring platform that is to be used in conduction with another detection scheme. The platform includes a portion of an electrochemical control. The...
7176692 Measuring probe for potentiometric measurements  
A measuring probe for potentiometric measurements has a housing ( 2 ) formed of an electrically insulating material that encloses at least one hollow space ( 8, 10 ) containing a half-cell element...
7172728 Test strip containers and methods of using the same  
Devices for dispensing test strips and methods of using the same are provided. The subject devices are characterized by having a base and a cover, where the cover includes a test strip selecting...
7156965 Scanning electrochemical potential microscope  
An apparatus and method of determining a potential at a surface of a sample in a polar liquid, for example, across an electrical double layer, includes the step of immersing the sample in a polar...
7144553 Use of an array of polymeric sensors of varying thickness for detecting analytes in fluids  
Chemical sensors for detecting the activity of a molecule or analyte of interest is provided. The chemical sensors comprise and array or plurality of sensors that are capable of interacting with a...
7144486 Multilayer microcavity devices and methods  
Microcavities and micropores that are microscopic (<1 mm) in width and depth and contain any number of individually-addressable electrodes, separated by insulators, along the walls of each...
7144485 Strips for analyzing samples  
This invention relates to a strip for analyzing a sample. The strip includes two insulating layers, a spacer layer, and a conducting circuit. The spacer layer is disposed between the two insulating...
7135331 Apparatus for detecting biopolymers and cartridge  
Provided is an apparatus for detecting biopolymers (DNA) capable of total analysis including non-reacted samples without complicated operations such as washing. A DNA probe is fixed to one of...
7122102 Electrochemical sensor  
An electrochemical sensor with a capillary channel is formed by placing a sacrificial insert on a sensor base and applying casting material. After the casting material is cured, the sacrificial is...
7118910 Microfluidic device and methods of using same  
A variety of elastomeric-based microfluidic devices and methods for using and manufacturing such devices are provided. Certain of the devices have arrays of reaction sites to facilitate high...
7115362 Electrochemical test device and related methods  
An electrochemical test device is provided for determining the presence or concentration of an analyte in an aqueous fluid sample. The electrochemical test device includes a working electrode and a...
7063776 Structure and manufacturing method of disposable electrochemical sensor strip  
A disposable electrochemical sensor strip is provided. The sensor strip includes an isolating sheet having at least a through hole, at least a conductive raw material mounted in the through hole, a...
7052588 Nanotube chemical sensor based on work function of electrodes  
In one embodiment a method for sensing specific molecules is provided. The method comprises forming a nanoelement structure and forming two spaced apart electrodes in contact with the nanoelement...
7047795 Analyzing instrument, analyzing device, and method of manufacturing analyzing instrument  
An analyzing instrument ( 2 ) according to the present invention includes a capillary ( 6 ), a sample liquid inlet ( 42 ), and a liquid introduction controller for a controlled pattern of...
7045046 Sensor connection means  
The invention relates to a sensor adapted for electrical connection to a power source having an electrical contact means ( 3 ). The sensor has a first insulating substrate ( 1 ) carrying a first...
7041510 System and method for programmable illumination pattern generation  
A method and apparatus for the manipulation of colloidal particulates and biomolecules at the interface between an insulating electrode such as silicon oxide and an electrolyte solution....