Thermoelectric biosensor for analytes in a gas
First Claim
1. A biosensor for detecting at least one analyte in a gas, the biosensor comprising:
- a) a capture apparatus; and
b) a thermoelectric sensor, the sensor comprising a layer of at least one analyte interactant that increases or decreases in temperature and at least one thermopile, said at least one thermopile having a first contact pad and a second contact pad;
wherein the passage of gas containing the analyte through the capture apparatus brings the analyte into contact with the interactant and produces or consumes heat, which is transmitted to the thermopile that then produces a voltage difference and measures the analyte.
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Abstract
A biosensor for detecting at least one analyte in a gas includes a capture apparatus, a thermoelectrical sensor, and a microprocessor attached to the first ends of a first lead and a second lead, the two leads having second ends attached to the two contact pads of a thermopile whose difference is converted to concentration of the analyte and shown on an electronic display. The thermoelectrical sensor has a layer of at least one interactant, at least one thermopile and an insulator. The interactant with the analyte produces or consumes heat which is transferred to the thermopile which develops a voltage difference that causes the microprocessor to convert the voltage an indication of the analyte.
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39 Claims
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1. A biosensor for detecting at least one analyte in a gas, the biosensor comprising:
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a) a capture apparatus; and b) a thermoelectric sensor, the sensor comprising a layer of at least one analyte interactant that increases or decreases in temperature and at least one thermopile, said at least one thermopile having a first contact pad and a second contact pad; wherein the passage of gas containing the analyte through the capture apparatus brings the analyte into contact with the interactant and produces or consumes heat, which is transmitted to the thermopile that then produces a voltage difference and measures the analyte. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 36, 37)
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13. (canceled)
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14. A method of detecting an analyte in a gas by thermoelectric sensor, the method comprising
a) providing a thermoelectric sensor, the sensor comprising i) a layer of at least one analyte interactant that when combined with the analyte, gives off or consumes heat; - and
ii) at least one thermopile to which the heat change is transferred, which then registers a voltage difference, the at least one thermopile having a first contact pad and a second contact pad; b) passing a gas containing the airborne analyte over the thermoelectric sensor; and c) indicating the presence or quantity of the analyte. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 38, 39)
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