Detection device

A detection device that is used to detect a sample, comprising:

• a base component that is non-conductive and has on its surface a sample supply position to which the sample is supplied;
• a detecting section that is formed at a distance from the sample supply position on the surface of the base component, and has an electrode system that includes a working electrode, a reference electrode, and a counter electrode that are formed on the surface of the base component at a distance from the sample supply position;
• a sliding component having a slide body that performs a sliding movement over the surface of the base component, and also having a sample receptacle portion that is provided in a portion of the slide body and is capable of containing the sample, said sliding component also having a flow stopping portion positioned between an overlap position and a sample supply position when the sample receptacle portion is located at the sample supply position, said flow stopping portion stopping the flow of the sample from the sample receptacle portion to the electrode system formed in a portion of the slide body;
• and
• a supporting portion that is fixed to the base component and supports the sliding component such that it is capable of performing the sliding movement relative to the base component,
• wherein the base component and the sliding component are able to perform the sliding movement within a range that includes the overlap position, where the sample receptacle portion overlaps with the detecting section, and the sample supply position, and
• wherein the flow stopping portion has a hole portion or a recessed portion in which, when viewed from a top direction of the detection device, at least a part of an edge portion thereof is positioned between the overlap position and the sample supply position when the sample receptacle portion is located at the sample supply position.