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US 10,852,267 B2Granted
Biosensor electrode and biosensor using the same
AssigneesTsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsHong-Ying Fu, Wen-Zhen Li
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Abstract
A biosensor electrode comprises comprising a porous structure comprising a plurality of metal ligaments and a plurality of pores; and at least one carbon nanotube structure embedded in the porous structure and comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged along a same direction.
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A biosensor electrode comprising:
- a porous structure comprising a plurality of metal ligaments and a plurality of pores defined by adjacent metal ligaments, wherein a material of the plurality of metal ligaments is metal;
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- at least one carbon nanotube structure embedded in the porous structure and comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged along a same direction;
- and one of the plurality of carbon nanotubes comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is embedded inside of one of the plurality of metal ligaments, an entire outer surface of the first portion is in direct contact with the one of the plurality of metal ligaments, and the second portion is located in one of the plurality of pores.
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A biosensor comprising:
- a molecular recognition element configured to identify a biochemical reaction signal and the molecular recognition element comprising:
- a porous structure comprising a plurality of metal ligaments and a plurality of pores, wherein a material of the plurality of metal ligaments is selected from the group consisting of copper, mercury, silver, platinum, and aurum;
- at least one carbon nanotube structure embedded in the porous structure and comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes joined end to end by van der Waals attractive force, wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes are arranged along a same direction;
- and one of the plurality of carbon nanotubes comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is embedded inside of one of the plurality of metal ligaments, an entire outer surface of the first portion is in direct contact with the one of the plurality of metal ligaments, and the second portion is located in one of the plurality of pores;
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- a signal conversion element configured to convert the biochemical reaction signal into an electrical signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.