Abstract:
Electrochemical-based analytical test strip with a soluble electrochemically-active coating opposite a bare electrode An electrochemical-based analytical test strip (EBATS) for the determination of an analyte in a bodily fluid sample includes an electrically insulating base layer, a patterned electrically conductive layer disposed on the electrically insulating base layer and including a plurality of electrodes, and an enzymatic reagent layer disposed on a portion of the patterned conductor layer and defining a bare electrode(s) and a plurality of enzymatic reagent covered electrodes from the plurality of electrodes. The EBATS also includes a patterned spacer layer, a top layer having an underside surface (USS), and a soluble electrochemically-active coating (SEAC) disposed on the USS of the top layer. In addition, at least the patterned spacer layer and top layer define a sample-receiving chamber within the EBATS. Furthermore, the SEAC is disposed on the USS of the top layer within at least a portion the sample-receiving chamber and in an opposing relationship to the bare electrodes.
Abstract:
An electrochemical-based analytical test strip (EBATS) for the determination of an analyte (such as glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (for example, a whole blood sample) includes an electrically insulating base layer (110), a patterned electrically conductive layer (120) disposed on the electrically insulating base layer, an enzymatic reagent layer (140) disposed on the patterned electrically conductor layer, a patterned spacer layer (150), a top layer (170) having an underside surface, and a soluble acidic material coating (160) on the underside surface of the top layer. The patterned spacer layer and top layer define a sample-receiving chamber (180) within the EBATS and the soluble acidic material coating is disposed on the underside surface of the top layer within the sample-receiving chamber. In addition, the soluble acidic material coating is operably dissolvable in the bodily fluid sample such that a pH of the bodily fluid sample in the sample-receiving chamber is reduced during use of the EBATS.
Abstract:
An electrochemical-based analytical test strip for the determination of an analyte (such as glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (for example, a whole blood sample) and/or a characteristic of the bodily fluid sample (e.g., hematocrit) includes a sample-entry chamber with a sample-application opening disposed on an end edge of the electrochemical-based analytical test strip, and first and second sample-determination chambers, each in direct fluidic communication with the sample-entry chamber. The electrochemical-based analytical test strip also includes first and second electrodes (such as first and second hematocrit electrodes) disposed in the first sample-determination chamber, and a third and fourth electrodes (for example working and reference electrodes) disposed in the second sample-determination chamber. Moreover, the first and second sample-determination chambers intersect the sample-entry chamber perpendicular (or nearly perpendicular) to one another and the first sample-determination chamber also intersects the sample-entry chamber in an aligned manner.