TEST DEVICE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
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1. A test device comprising;
- a substrate having disposed thereon two or more conductive tracks;
a reagent composition disposed over a portion of at least one conductive track; and
a top layer covering a portion of the two or more conductive tracks which forms in combination with the substrate a sample receiving chamber;
wherein at least one conductive track comprises a conductive polymer.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to test devices for determining the presence of one or more analytes in a sample, methods for using such test devices and methods of manufacturing such test devices. The test devices comprise a substrate having disposed thereon, two or more conductive tracks, a reagent composition and a top layer covering a portion of the conductive tracks which forms, in combination with the substrate, a sample receiving chamber. At least one of the conductive tracks comprises a conductive polymer.
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1. A test device comprising;
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a substrate having disposed thereon two or more conductive tracks; a reagent composition disposed over a portion of at least one conductive track; and a top layer covering a portion of the two or more conductive tracks which forms in combination with the substrate a sample receiving chamber; wherein at least one conductive track comprises a conductive polymer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 5. The device of claim, wherein the counterion is selected from polystyrene sulfonate (PSS), perchlorate, perchlorate p-toluene, sulfonate p-toluene, tosylate.
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16. A method of manufacturing a test strip, comprising;
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forming a layer of conductive polymer; defining at least two electrically insulated conductive tracks, wherein at least one of the tracks comprises a conductive polymer; applying a reagent composition over a portion of a portion of at least one of the tracks; and forming a sample receiving chamber over the reagent composition, and a portion of at least one of the tracks. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method, comprising:
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contacting (a) a sample comprising a bodily fluid and (b) a reagent configured to facilitate detection of an analyte in the bodily fluid with a first electrode; and passing an electrical signal from the first electrode along a first conductor in electrical communication with the first electrode, at least a portion of the first conductor being spaced apart from the first electrode in contact with the bodily fluid and reagent, wherein the first conductor comprises a conductive polymer. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method, comprising:
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contacting (a) a sample comprising a bodily fluid and (b) a reagent configured to facilitate detection of an analyte in the bodily fluid with a sensor; and either (i) monitoring a change in the colour of a conductive polymer portion of the sensor which is in electrical communication with the sample and the reagent, at least a portion of the conductive polymer being spaced apart from the sensor in contact with the bodily fluid and reagent, or (ii) passing an electrical signal from the sensor along a conductive polymer portion of the sensor and monitoring a change in colour of a portion of the conductive polymer which is in electrical communication with the sample, at least a portion of the conductive polymer being spaced apart from the sensor in contact with the bodily fluid and reagent.
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- 42. A compound or salt thereof having a formula selected from:
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43. A compound or salt thereof having a formula selected from:
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44. A compound or salt thereof having the formula:
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45. A compound or salt thereof having a formula selected from:
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46. A compound or salt thereof having a formula selected from:
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47. A compound or salt thereof having a formula selected from:
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48. A compound or salt thereof having the formula:
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49. A compound or salt thereof selected from the group consisting of:
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