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Analyte sensing biointerface

  • US 20060257996A1
  • Filed: 04/14/2006
  • Published: 11/16/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An implantable analyte sensor, comprising:

  • an electrically non-conductive biocompatible matrix comprising a plurality of passageways extending from openings in an exterior surface of the matrix into an interior portion of the matrix;

    a working electrode comprising an electrically conductive material, wherein an electroactive surface of the working electrode is within the matrix; and

    electronics electrically coupled to the working electrode, the electronics configured to detect a current flowing through the working electrode or a voltage of the working electrode, wherein the current or voltage is indicative of a quantity of an analyte within the passageways.

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