Biosensors
First Claim
1. A biosensor comprising:
- an electrically insulating substrate;
an electrically insulating cover connected to the substrate via a spacer layer;
a reaction-detecting section comprising at least one set of electrodes, and an external terminal to be connected to the reaction-detecting section, both of which are formed on the substrate at a region between the substrate and cover; and
a sealed sample-feeding path defined by the spacer layer between the substrate and cover, wherein the sample-feeding path comprises a portion that intersects the electrodes, a cutting plane line is provided at an outermost surface of the substrate or cover, and is bordered by a sensor portion comprising the electrodes and a sealed cap portion which does not comprise the electrodes, the cutting plane line exists at a position where, when the sealed cap portion is cut along the cutting plane line, the cut surface does not cross the electrodes, and the cut surface crosses the sample-feeding path so that a sample-inlet port and air-discharge port from the sample-feeding path are exposed through the cut surface.
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Abstract
The biosensors of the present invention comprise an electrically insulating substrate, an electrically insulating cover connected to the substrate via a spacer layer, a reaction-detecting section formed on the substrate at a region sandwiched between the substrate and cover, and comprising at least one set of electrodes, and an external terminal to be connected to the reaction-detecting section, and a sealed sample-feeding path defined between the substrate and cover by the spacer layer, where the sample-feeding path has a portion intersecting the electrodes, as well as a cutting plane line provided at an outermost surface of the substrate or cover, which is a boundary between a sensor portion comprising electrodes and a sealed cap portion which does not comprise electrodes, and the cutting plane line is present at a position where, when the sealed cap portion is cut along the cutting plane line, the cut surface does not cross the electrodes and does cross the sample-feeding path, so that a sample-inlet port and an air-discharge port leading from the sample-feeding path are exposed through the cut surface. In addition, the biosensors for simultaneously measuring multiple items of the present invention comprise: a substrate; a cover connected to the substrate via a spacer layer; and a number of biosensor units comprising substrates each containing at least one biosensor unit which comprises a reaction-detecting section including one electrode system and one reagent layer on the substrate, and a sample-feeding path including the reagent layer, wherein each of the biosensor units comprise one reagent layer on one sample-feeding path, a cutting plane line for dividing each of the biosensor unit-comprising substrates is provided at a top surface of the substrate or cover, the cutting plane line and sample-feeding path are placed such that, when the substrate or cover is cut along the cutting plane line, a sample-inlet port for supplying a sample solution is open to a cut surface of each biosensor unit-comprising substrate as a cut port of the sample-feeding path.
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41 Claims
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1. A biosensor comprising:
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an electrically insulating substrate;
an electrically insulating cover connected to the substrate via a spacer layer;
a reaction-detecting section comprising at least one set of electrodes, and an external terminal to be connected to the reaction-detecting section, both of which are formed on the substrate at a region between the substrate and cover; and
a sealed sample-feeding path defined by the spacer layer between the substrate and cover, wherein the sample-feeding path comprises a portion that intersects the electrodes, a cutting plane line is provided at an outermost surface of the substrate or cover, and is bordered by a sensor portion comprising the electrodes and a sealed cap portion which does not comprise the electrodes, the cutting plane line exists at a position where, when the sealed cap portion is cut along the cutting plane line, the cut surface does not cross the electrodes, and the cut surface crosses the sample-feeding path so that a sample-inlet port and air-discharge port from the sample-feeding path are exposed through the cut surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A biosensor for simultaneously measuring multiple items, comprising:
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a substrate;
a cover connected to the substrate via a spacer layer; and
a number of biosensor unit-comprising substrates, containing at least one biosensor unit which comprises a reaction-detecting section that includes one electrode and one reagent layer on the substrate, and a sample-feeding path that includes the reagent layer, wherein each of the biosensor units comprises one reagent layer on one sample-feeding path, a cutting plane line for dividing each of the biosensor unit-comprising substrates is provided at a top surface of the substrate or cover, the cutting plane line and sample-feeding path are placed such that, when the substrate or cover is cut along the cutting plane line, a sample-inlet port that supplies a sample solution to the sample-feeding path opens at a cut surface of each biosensor unit-comprising substrate, as a cut port of the sample-feeding path. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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