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Sensor Device for Interrogation of Changes in the Contents of a Sealed Container

  • US 20090023203A1
  • Filed: 07/28/2008
  • Published: 01/22/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A sensor device, comprising:

  • a biosensor comprising a receptor bound on a solid substrate;

    a sensor compartment having an interior and an exterior, and enclosing the biosensor, the sensor compartment having a surface allowing external viewing of the biosensor; and

    a separation barrier comprising a barrier material that forms at least a portion of the sensor compartment, the separation barrier being selected from the group consisting of a fibril membrane, a microporous membrane and a capillary-pore membrane, the separation barrier having at least one pore that opens upon contact of the barrier material with a stimulus, thereby allowing fluid communication between the interior and exterior of the sensor compartment.

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