Device for simultaneous and rapid determination in saliva of the fertility hormones estradiol, progesterone, luteinizing hormone and prolactin

Abstract

Device for simultaneous and rapid determination of the fertility hormones estradiol, progesterone, luteinizing hormone and prolactin in saliva comprising a biosensor (10) provided with four working electrodes (12, 13, 14, 15), an auxiliary electrode (11) and a reference electrode (16) and a single potentiostatic circuit (2) having a single channel, which shares the auxiliary and reference electrodes, a multiplexer (3) to multiplex the signals from the four working electrodes, a transimpedance amplifier (4), an analog-digital signal converter (5) and a controller (6).

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