Abstract:
The invention concerns a sensor (1), in particular a biosensor, comprising an electrically or electronically insulating support (2), including at least one active surface (20), a plurality of electrically or electronically conductive electrodes (31, 32), arranged on the active surface (2a) of the support in a predetermined operative arrangement, exposed, that is said electrodes can be jointly placed in contact with a common external medium, for example a liquid medium; a plurality of electric terminals (4) respectively corresponding to said electrodes (4), arranged on the active surface (2a, 2b) of the support, exposed, that is said terminals can be electrically or electronically connected outside, independently of one another; a plurality of electrically or electronically conductive strips (5), extending along one (2a) and/or the other (2d) of the support surfaces, connecting the plurality of electrodes (31, 32) respectively to the plurality of terminals (4); an electrically or electronically insulating material layer (6), coating one (2a) and/or the other (2b) of the support surfaces, covering at least part of said strip conductors and exposing both the electrodes (31, 32) and the terminals (5). The invention is characterized in that, in combination, the plurality of electrodes (4) is arranged in an end zone (1a) opposite another end zone wherein electric terminals (5) are assembled together and the support (2) comprises at least one flexible zone (1c), located between the two end zones.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a sensor (1), in particular a biosensor, comprising an electrically or electronically insulating support (2), including at least one active surface (20), a plurality of electrically or electronically conductive electrodes (31, 32), arranged on the active surface (2a) of the support in a predetermined operative arrangement, exposed, that is said electrodes can be jointly placed in contact with a common external medium, for example a liquid medium; a plurality of electric terminals (4) respectively corresponding to said electrodes (4), arranged on the active surface (2a, 2b) of the support, exposed, that is said terminals can be electrically or electronically connected outside, independently of one another; a plurality of electrically or electronically conductive strips (5), extending along one (2a) and/or the other (2d) of the support surfaces, connecting the plurality of electrodes (31, 32) respectively to the plurality of terminals (4); an electrically or electronically insulating material layer (6), coating one (2a) and/or the other (2b) of the support surfaces, covering at least part of said strip conductors and exposing both the electrodes (31, 32) and the terminals (5). The invention is characterized in that, in combination, the plurality of electrodes (4) is arranged in an end zone (1a) opposite another end zone wherein electric terminals (5) are assembled together and the support (2) comprises at least one flexible zone (1c), located between the two end zones.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a biochip (1) comprising a support (2). One useful surface (2a) of the aforementioned support comprises an operating surface (3) having a network of basic sites (Xn) disposed thereon and numerous ligands which are fixed to the respectively different basic sites. The inventive biochip is characterised in that the basic sites are distributed between a central biological analysis area (4) and a peripheral area (5) which defines said central area and which comprises corners that are free of any basic sites.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an automated polymer synthesis apparatus for synthesizing a polymer chain onto a solid substrates by sequentially adding polymer building blocks as well as to a method for synthesizing polymers on solid substrates by sequentially reacting polymer building blocks with reactive groups. The invention further relates to a biochip comprising a solid substrate with reactive groups where biomolecules are attached to and the remaining reactive groups are transformed into chemically inert species.
Abstract:
The invention concerns an analysis support comprising a plurality of oligonucleotides fixed on said support, characterised in that each of said oligonucleotides is marked with a fluorescent compound exhibiting a variation in fluorescence when each marked oligonucleotide is hybridized with a matching oligonucleotide. Such a support enable to perform biological target analysis, by measuring the variation in fluorescence for determine hybridization of the targets with the oligonucleotides of the support.