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Electrode with thin working layer

  • US 6,764,581 B1
  • Filed: 09/05/1997
  • Issued: 07/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/05/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A sensor for measuring glucose in a sample of blood, said sensor comprising an electrode arrangement, which comprises an electrode support having at least one printed track of electroconductive carbon ink, said at least two printed tracks defining the positions of at least two electrodes, one of said at least two electrodes comprising a thin working layer, said thin working layer having a thickness in the range of 2 to 10 microns, said thin working layer comprising a printed ink, said ink comprising an enzyme and a redox mediator, the other of said at least two electrodes being a reference electrode, said sensor, in the presence of a sample of blood, having a response slope that remains substantially constant in said thickness range.

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