Method and apparatus for assay of electrochemical properties
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1. A method for determining the extent of electrode fouling in an implantable electrochemical sensor comprising at least two electrodes, said method comprising:
- applying a potential stimulus to the electrodes to generate a current signal, the potential stimulus comprising a time-varying potential component superimposed on a constant potential component;
isolating a time-varying current component from the current signal;
determining an imaginary part of the time-varying current component, the magnitude of the imaginary part of the time-varying current component being linearly related to the effective electrode area; and
determining the extent of electrode fouling from the determined magnitude of the imaginary part of the time-varying current component.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring a select analyte in a sample in an electrochemical system. The method includes applying to the electrochemical system a time-varying potential superimposed on a DC potential to generate a signal; and discerning from the signal a contribution from the select analyte by resolving an estimation equation based on a Faradaic signal component and a nonfaradaic signal component.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for determining the extent of electrode fouling in an implantable electrochemical sensor comprising at least two electrodes, said method comprising:
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applying a potential stimulus to the electrodes to generate a current signal, the potential stimulus comprising a time-varying potential component superimposed on a constant potential component; isolating a time-varying current component from the current signal; determining an imaginary part of the time-varying current component, the magnitude of the imaginary part of the time-varying current component being linearly related to the effective electrode area; and determining the extent of electrode fouling from the determined magnitude of the imaginary part of the time-varying current component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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