Biosensors array and method for operating a biosensor array
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Abstract
A biosensor array having a substrate, a plurality of biosensor zones arranged on the substrate, each of which has a first terminal and a second terminal, at least one drive line and at least one detection line, the at least one drive line being electrically insulated from the at least one detection line. In each case the first terminal of each biosensor zone is coupled to precisely one of the at least one drive line and the second terminal of each biosensor zone is coupled to precisely one of the at least one detection line, and at least one of the at least one drive line and at least one of the at least one detection line is coupled to at least two of the biosensor zones. The biosensor array also has a drive unit for providing an electrical drive signal, a detection unit for detecting an electrical detection signal resulting from the electrical drive signal, and a selection unit that couples the drive unit to the drive line of a biosensor zone to be selected and the detection unit to the detection line of the biosensor zone to be selected, whereby the biosensor zone is selected.
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102 Claims
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50. A biosensor array comprising:
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a substrate;
a plurality of biosensor zones arranged on the substrate, each of which has a first terminal and a second terminal;
at least one drive line and at least one detection line, the at least one drive line being electrically insulated from the at least one detection line;
wherein in each case the first terminal of each biosensor zone is coupled to precisely one of the at least one drive line and the second terminal of each biosensor zone is coupled to precisely one of the at least one detection line, and at least one of the at least one drive line and at least one of the at least one detection line is coupled to at least two of the biosensor zones;
a drive unit for providing an electrical drive signal;
a detection unit for detecting an electrical detection signal resulting from the electrical drive signal; and
a selection unit that couples the drive unit to the drive line of a biosensor zone to be selected and the detection unit to the detection line of the biosensor zone to be selected, whereby the biosensor zone is selected. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A method for operating a biosensor array having a substrate, a plurality of biosensor zones arranged on the substrate, each of which has a first terminal and a second terminal, at least one drive line and at least one detection line, the at least one drive line being electrically insulated from the at least one detection line, wherein in each case the first terminal of each biosensor zone is coupled to precisely one of the at least one drive line and the second terminal of each biosensor zone being coupled to precisely one of the at least one detection line, at least one of the at least one drive line and at least one of the at least one detection line is coupled to at least two of the biosensor zones, a drive unit for providing an electrical drive signal, a detection unit for detecting an electrical detection signal resulting from the electrical drive signal, and a selection unit that couples the drive unit to the drive line of a biosensor zone to be selected and the detection unit to the detection line of the biosensor zone to be selected, whereby the biosensor zone is selected, the method comprising the steps of:
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coupling the drive unit to the drive line of a biosensor zone to be selected and coupling the detection unit to the detection line of the biosensor zone to be selected, whereby the biosensor zone is selected;
providing the drive line of the selected biosensor zone with an electrical drive signal; and
detecting an electrical detection signal of the selected biosensor zone that results from the electrical drive signal, on the detection line of the selected biosensor zone. - View Dependent Claims (73)
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74. A biosensor array, comprising:
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a substrate;
a plurality of biosensor zones arranged on the substrate, each of which biosensor zones has a first terminal and a second terminal;
at least one first signal line and at least one second signal line, wherein the at least one first signal line is electrically insulated from the at least one second signal line;
wherein in each case the first terminal of each biosensor zone is coupled to precisely one of the at least one first signal line and the second terminal of each biosensor zone is coupled to precisely one of the at least one second signal line, and at least one of the at least one first signal line and at least one of the at least one second signal line is coupled to at least two of the biosensor zones;
a first drive unit for providing a first electrical drive signal and a second drive unit for providing a second electrical drive signal;
a first detection unit coupled to the first drive unit and/or a second detection unit coupled to the second drive unit, which detects or detect a first and/or second electrical detection signal of a selected biosensor zone that results from the first and the second electrical drive signal; and
a selection unit that couples the first drive unit to the first signal line of a biosensor zone to be selected and the second drive unit to the second signal line of the biosensor zone to be selected, whereby the biosensor zone is selected. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
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97. A method for operating a biosensor array having a substrate, a plurality of biosensor zones arranged on the substrate, each of which has a first terminal and a second terminal, at least one first signal line and at least one second signal line, the at least one first signal line being electrically insulated from the at least one second signal line, wherein in each case the first terminal of each biosensor zone is coupled to precisely one of the at least one first signal line and the second terminal of each biosensor zone is coupled to precisely one of the at least one second signal line, at least one of the at least one first signal line and at least one of the at least one second signal line is coupled to at least two of the biosensor zones, a first drive unit for providing a first electrical drive signal and a second drive unit for providing a second electrical drive signal, a first detection unit coupled to the first drive unit and/or having a second detection unit coupled to the second drive unit, which detects or detect a first and/or second electrical detection signal of a selected biosensor zone that results from the first and the second electrical drive signal, a selection unit that couples the first drive unit to the first signal line of a biosensor zone to be selected and the second drive unit to the second signal line of the biosensor zone to be selected, whereby the biosensor zone is selected, the method comprising the steps of:
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coupling the first drive unit to the first signal line of a biosensor zone to be selected and coupling the second drive unit to the second signal line of the biosensor zone to be selected, whereby the biosensor zone is selected;
providing the first signal line of the selected biosensor zone with a first electrical drive signal and providing the second signal line of the selected biosensor zone with a second electrical drive signal; and
detecting a first detection signal resulting from the first and the second electrical drive signals on the first signal line of the selected biosensor zone and/or detecting a second detection signal resulting from the first and the second electrical drive signals on the second signal line of the selected biosensor zone. - View Dependent Claims (98)
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99. A biosensor array comprising:
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a substrate;
a plurality of biosensor zones arranged on the substrate, each of which has a first terminal and a second terminal;
at least one drive line and at least one detection line, the at least one drive line being electrically insulated from the at least one detection line;
wherein in each case the first terminal of each biosensor zone is coupled to precisely one of the at least one drive line and the second terminal of each biosensor zone is coupled to precisely one of the at least one detection line, and at least one of the at least one drive line and at least one of the at least one detection line is coupled to at least two of the biosensor zones;
a drive means for providing an electrical drive signal;
a detection means for detecting an electrical detection signal resulting from the electrical drive signal; and
a selection means for coupling the drive means to the drive line of a biosensor zone to be selected and the detection means to the detection line of the biosensor zone to be selected, whereby the biosensor zone is selected. - View Dependent Claims (100)
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101. A biosensor array, comprising:
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a substrate;
a plurality of biosensor zones arranged on the substrate, each of which biosensor zones has a first terminal and a second terminal;
at least one first signal line and at least one second signal line, wherein the at least one first signal line is electrically insulated from the at least one second signal line;
wherein in each case the first terminal of each biosensor zone is coupled to precisely one of the at least one first signal line and the second terminal of each biosensor zone is coupled to precisely one of the at least one second signal line, and at least one of the at least one first signal line and at least one of the at least one second signal line is coupled to at least two of the biosensor zones;
a first drive means for providing a first electrical drive signal and a second drive means for providing a second electrical drive signal;
a first detection means coupled to the first drive means and/or a second detection means coupled to the second drive means, which detects or detect a first and/or second electrical detection signal of a selected biosensor zone that results from the first and the second electrical drive signal; and
a selection means that couples the first drive means to the first signal line of a biosensor zone to be selected and the second drive means to the second signal line of the biosensor zone to be selected, whereby the biosensor zone is selected. - View Dependent Claims (102)
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