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Method for determining the concentration of sugar using an electrocatalytic sugar sensor
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1979-04-11
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Granted: 1982-12-28
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Expires: 1999-04-11
Abstract
Abstract A method for determining the concentration of sugar in the presence of interfering foreign substances, particularly for determining glucose in a body fluid, by means of an electrocatalytic sugar sensor which has a measuring electrode in which the measuring electrode is alternatingly set potentiostatically to a reactivation and a measuring potential and the current flowing during the measuring period is evaluated as the measurement signal. To prevent foreign substances from exerting an interfering influence and thereby permit a sensitive sugar determination which is reliable over an extended period of time, a hydrophilic diaphragm is arranged in front of the measuring electrode to impede the resupply of the interfering foreign substances to the measuring electrode so that a diffusion limit current adjusts itself during the reactivation phase in the oxidation of the foreign substances; and the current is evaluated with a time delay relative to the start of the measuring period.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerhard Richter
- 👤 Gunter Luft
- 👤 Ulrich Gebhardt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 11:19
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/26; G01N27/28; G01N27/30; G01N27/327; G01N27/3271; G01N27/3274
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for determining the concentration of sugar in the presence of interfering foreign substances, especially for determining glucose in a body fluid, by means of an electrocatalytic sugar sensor comprising a measuring electrode, the measuring electrode adapted to be alternatingly set potentiostatically to a reactivation potential and a measuring potential and the current flowing during the measuring period evaluated as the measurement signal, comprising impeding the resupply of the interfering substances to the measuring electrode by a hydrophilic diaphragm, of a thickness less than one hundred micrometers and a diffusion coefficient for glucose of less than 10 -7 cm 2 sec -1 , placed in front of the measuring electrode in such a manner that a diffusion limit current adjusts itself during the reactivation phase in the oxidation of the foreign substances, and performing the evaluation of the current after a time delay relative to the start of the measuring period.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
152 words
A method for determining the concentration of sugar in the presence of interfering foreign substances, especially for determining glucose in a body fluid, by means of an electrocatalytic sugar sensor comprising a measuring electrode, the measuring electrode adapted to be alternatingly set potentiostatically to a reactivation potential and a measuring potential and the current flowing during the measuring period evaluated as the measurement signal, comprising impeding the resupply of the interfering substances to the measuring electrode by a hydrophilic diaphragm, of a thickness less than one hundred micrometers and a diffusion coefficient for glucose of less than 10 -7 cm 2 sec -1 , placed in front of the measuring electrode in such a manner that a diffusion limit current adjusts itself during the reactivation phase in the oxidation of the foreign substances, and performing the evaluation of the current after a time delay relative to the start of the measuring period.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the reaction charge is determined as the measurement signal by integrating the current in the measuring period.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein the integration of the current is started after a delay of up to 10 sec.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 2 wherein, integration of current is started after a delay of about 2 seconds.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the measurement is made at a potential between 100 and 800 mV, relative to the potential of a reversible hydrogen electrode.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 5 wherein said measurement is made at a potential of about 400 mV, relative to the potential of a reversible hydrogen electrode.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the reactivation is performed at a potential above 800 mV, relative to the potential of a reversible hydrogen electrode.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 7 wherein said reactivation is performed at a potential equal to or above 1500 mV, relative to the potential of a reversible hydrogen electrode.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein the measurement is made in a time of less than 1 min.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according claim 1 wherein the measuring period and the reactivation phase are chosen to be of about the same length.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 10, wherein the measurement and the reactivation are each executed in a time of about 25 sec.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein, said hydrophilic diaphragm consists of hydrophilized polytetrafluoroethylene.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein, said measuring electrode has an active layer which consists of activated platinum metal-iron metal alloy.
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