Patents Examined by Alex Nugeurola
  • Patent number: 6210551
    Abstract: The present invention provides a biosensor comprising an electrode and a membrane in which the biosensor includes at least two zones each zone differing from each other zone in a property. The membrane includes a plurality of ionophores, at least a proportion of which are capable of lateral diffusion within the membrane. A plurality of first binding partner molecules are attached to membrane elements positioned within a first zone such that the first binding partner molecules are prevented from diffusing laterally into a second zone. Second binding partner molecules are attached to the ionophores and the rate of lateral diffusion within the membrane of the first binding partner molecules and second binding partner molecules is different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Australian Membrane and Biotechnology Research Institute
    Inventors: Peter Damien John Osman, Maxwell John Crossley, Alastair Scott Martin, Ronald John Pace