Electrochemical sensor/detector system and method
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
InventorsRobert S. Glass, Sam P. Perone, Dino R. Ciarlo, James F. Kimmons
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Abstract
An electrochemical detection system is described comprising in combination: (a) a multielement, microelectrode array detector containing means for acquiring a plurality of signals; (b) electronic means for receiving said signals and converting said signals into a readout or display providing information with respect to the nature and concentration of elements present in a solution being tested. Also described is the means of making the above described microelectrode detector.
Claims17
An electrochemical detection system comprising in combination:
- (a) a microelectrode array detector comprising a plurality of discrete sensing elements, at least one of which has an electro-chemical response different than the others, having means for acquiring a plurality of chemical sensor responses;
- (b) electronic means for receiving said plurality of sensor responses and converting said sensor responses into a readout or display providing information with respect to the nature and concentration of elements present in an environment or given solution.
A microelectrode array detector comprising a flat circular insulating wafer having deposited on one side thereon in a defined pattern an array of microelectrodes, at least one of said microelectrodes having an electro-chemical response different than the others, each of said microelectrodes being electronically insulated from the other having a forward end exposed to the environment and a rearward end connected to electronic signal processing means.
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