Biosensor and its use to indicate the status of a product
First Claim
1. A biosensor for indicating the status of a product, that comprisesunit (1), comprising a substrate (1b) and an enzyme (1a) selected from one of the enzyme classes Transferases, Hydrolases and Lyases, which when brought into contact with the substrate (1b) is adapted to affect the substrate (1b) so that conductivity changes as a function of time and temperature, and an electric circuit (2), said unit (1) being included as a component in said electric circuit (2), and said electric circuit (2) being activated by applying an electric field and/or a magnetic field (M) over the product to generate a measurable signal, which is dependent on the total resistance of the circuit (2) and indicates enzyme activity in the product.
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Abstract
A biosensor comprises a unit, comprising a substrate and an enzyme, which when brought into contact with the substrate is adapted to affect the substrate so that its conductivity changes as a function of time and temperature, and an electric circuit. The unit is included as a component in said electric circuit and the electric circuit is activable by applying an electric field and/or a magnetic field over the same to generate a measurable signal which is dependent on the total resistance of the circuit. The invention also relates to the use of a biosensor, a label with such a biosensor and a method of indicating the status of a product with such a biosensor.
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1. A biosensor for indicating the status of a product, that comprises
unit (1), comprising a substrate (1b) and an enzyme (1a) selected from one of the enzyme classes Transferases, Hydrolases and Lyases, which when brought into contact with the substrate (1b) is adapted to affect the substrate (1b) so that conductivity changes as a function of time and temperature, and an electric circuit (2), said unit (1) being included as a component in said electric circuit (2), and said electric circuit (2) being activated by applying an electric field and/or a magnetic field (M) over the product to generate a measurable signal, which is dependent on the total resistance of the circuit (2) and indicates enzyme activity in the product.
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