Flexible Apparatus and Method for Monitoring and Delivery
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a system and method that co-locates in a small flexible, configurable system and multi-level substrate sampling, rapid analysis, bio-sample storage and delivery functions to be performed on living tissues or matter obtained from living organisms. The types of the sampling may include chemical, biochemical, biological, thermal, mechanical, electrical, magnetic and optical sampling. In general, the analysis performed at the point of sampling measures the sample taken and records its value. The bio-sample storage function encapsulates a small sample of analyte and preserves it for subsequent examination or analysis, either on the organism by the system or at a remote location by an independent analysis system. Once stored, the sample can provide a record of a biological state at the precise time of sampling. The delivery at the point of sampling can include chemical, biochemical, thermal, mechanical, electrical, magnetic and optical stimuli.
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164 Claims
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133. A method of manufacturing a device for analyzing a property of a substance, the method comprising:
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obtaining a flexible substrate; depositing at least one metallization layer on the flexible substrate, wherein said at least one metallization layer forms a plurality of electrodes; and selectively depositing a polymer matrix on a selected electrode of the plurality of electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147)
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148. A sensor for sensing a property of a substance comprising a biomolecule, the sensor comprising:
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a flexible substrate; and a pair of electrodes supported by the substrate, the pair of electrodes comprising; a reference electrode, and a working electrode being electrochemically activated and configured to react with the biomolecule. - View Dependent Claims (149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161)
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162. A method for filling a cavity in a support layer of a delivery device, the method comprising:
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positioning a seal layer having a hole therein on a support layer such that the hole is positioned above a cavity in the support layer; delivering a material into the cavity through the hole in the seal layer; displacing the seal layer laterally relative to the support layer such that the hole is moved away from the cavity and the cavity is covered by the seal layer; and bonding the seal layer to the support layer. - View Dependent Claims (163, 164)
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