Analytical test strip with an electrode having electrochemically active and inert areas of a predetermined size and distribution

An electrochemical-based analytical test strip and associated meter for the determination of an analyte in a bodily fluid sample, the electrochemical-based analytical test strip and associated meter comprising:

• an electrochemical-based analytical test strip having:
• an electrically insulating base layer;
• and
• a patterned conductor layer disposed over the electrically-insulating layer, the patterned conductor layer including at least one electrode;
• wherein the at least one electrode has electrochemically inert areas, an electrically continuous electrochemically active area lattice, and non-conductive border regions separating the electrochemically inert areas and the electrically continuous electrochemically active area lattice, the electrochemically inert areas and electrically continuous electrochemically active area lattice being of a predetermined size and a predetermined distribution such that electrochemical response of the electrode during use of the electrochemical-based analytical test strip is essentially equivalent to a predetermined electrochemical response of a screen-printed carbon electrode;
• and
• a meter that includes an algorithm, the meter and algorithm configured to determine an analyte in a bodily fluid sample applied to the electrochemical-based analytical test strip based on the electrochemical response of the electrode.