Multi-dimensional fluid sensors and related detectors and methods
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1. A multi-dimensional fluidic sensor device, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors, each sensor comprising a set of associated electrodes, including at least one working electrode, a reference electrode and a counter electrode, with each electrode in the electrode set positioned one above another and isolated by an electrical insulator therebetween, and wherein each set of electrodes has aligned apertures that extend through each of the electrodes to define at least a part of a fluidic flow channel.
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Abstract
The present invention provides multi-dimensional sensors with fluidic flow channels for processing fluid samples.
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1. A multi-dimensional fluidic sensor device, comprising:
a plurality of sensors, each sensor comprising a set of associated electrodes, including at least one working electrode, a reference electrode and a counter electrode, with each electrode in the electrode set positioned one above another and isolated by an electrical insulator therebetween, and wherein each set of electrodes has aligned apertures that extend through each of the electrodes to define at least a part of a fluidic flow channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 20, 21)
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4. A multi-dimensional fluidic sensor device, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors, each sensor comprising a set of associated electrodes, including at least one working electrode, a reference electrode and a counter electrode, with each electrode in the electrode set positioned one above another and isolated by an electrical insulator therebetween, and wherein each set of electrodes has aligned apertures that define at least a part of a fluidic flow channel, wherein the multi-dimensional sensor has a top surface and a bottom surface with a plurality of apertures arranged in columns and rows that form a plurality of fluidic flow channels, and wherein at least one set of the electrodes define at least a part of at least some of the plurality of fluidic flow channels. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A multi-dimensional fluidic sensor device, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors, each sensor comprising a set of associated electrodes, including at least one working electrode, a reference electrode and a counter electrode, with each electrode in the electrode set positioned one above another and isolated by an electrical insulator therebetween, and wherein each set of electrodes has aligned apertures that define at least a part of a fluidic flow channel, wherein each sensor comprises a plurality of spaced apart working electrodes, one residing above another and separated by an electrical insulator.
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11. A three-or four dimensional fluidic sensor, comprising:
a sensor body having an array of fluidic flow channels formed therethrough, wherein the fluidic flow channels comprise at least one sensor having; at least one working electrode having an upwardly extending inner wall surrounding an aperture; at least one counter electrode having an upwardly extending inner wall surrounding an aperture and residing above or below the at least one working electrode; and at least one reference electrode having an upwardly extending inner wall surrounding an aperture and residing above or below the at least one counter electrode, wherein the working electrode aperture, the counter electrode aperture and the reference electrode aperture are aligned to define at least a portion of the fluidic flow channels. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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22. A fluidic detector system for analyzing fluid samples for target substances or materials, comprising:
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a sensor body having a plurality of fluid flow channels extending therethrough, the flow channels comprising a plurality of sensors, each sensor having at least one upwardly extending working electrode with a working electrode aperture, at least one counter electrode with a counter electrode aperture, and at least one reference electrode with a reference electrode aperture, wherein the apertures are aligned to define a portion of a respective fluid flow channel, and wherein at least one of the sensors is configured to test for a different selected analyte in a fluid sample relative to at least one other sensor; and a sensor detector in communication with the sensor body, the sensor detector configured to electronically poll each sensor in each flow channel to obtain a signal associated with a positive or negative test in response to the fluid sample passing through the fluidic flow channel. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A fluidic sensor device comprising:
a sensor body having an array of microfluidic flow channels, the sensor body having a plurality of layers residing one above another, including at least one working electrode layer, at least one reference electrode layer, and at least one counter electrode layer, wherein each layer has a corresponding array of apertures thereon sized and aligned so that the array of apertures of each of the layers define at least a portion of the fluidic flow channels.
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