Abstract: A reaction cassette for a glycated hemoglobin meter and a measuring method thereof are provided. The reaction cassette for the glycated hemoglobin meter includes: a first zone receiving a first reagent and a blood sample; a second zone receiving a second reagent; a reaction zone in which the blood sample reacts with the first reagent, or through which the second reagent passes to react with a first blood sample mixture obtained by reacting the blood sample with the first reagent; and a measurement zone measuring an amount of total hemoglobin in the first blood sample mixture, or measuring an amount of glycated hemoglobin in a second blood sample mixture obtained by reacting the first blood sample mixture with the second reagent, wherein the blood sample, the first reagent, and the second reagent move between the reaction zone and the measurement zone according to a rotation angle of the reaction cassette when the reaction cassette is rotated.

Abstract: A biosensor measuring an analyte contained in a sample is disclosed, including: a lower insulating substrate having formed thereon a working electrode and a reference electrode connected to lead terminals through leads, and an enzyme reactant layer formed on the electrodes to react with the analyte contained in the sample; a spacer which is interposed between the lower substrate and an upper substrate, is attached to the lower and upper substrates, and has a sample guide area to guide the sample to reach to the electrodes through the enzyme reactant layer; and an upper insulating substrate which faces the lower substrate through the spacer, where a dummy electrode is formed on the lower substrate, the dummy electrode being separated from the working electrode and the reference electrode, fixing the enzyme reactant layer, and being not connected to the leads.

Abstract: A biosensor measuring an analyte contained in a sample includes a lower insulating substrate having at least one electrode and an enzyme reactant layer which is formed on the electrode to react with the analyte; a spacer which is attached to the lower substrate and an upper substrate and is provided to form a sample injection area to guide the sample to the electrode through the enzyme reactant layer; and an upper insulating substrate which faces the lower substrate and has an air discharge area to discharge air which is absorbed together with the sample through the sample injection area, where the air discharge area is formed on a layer different from that of the sample injection area.

Abstract: A biosensor measuring an analyte contained in a sample is provided, including: an insulative lower substrate that has at least one electrode on which an enzyme reaction layer reacting with the analyte is formed; an upper substrate that faces the lower substrate and is made of a conductive material; and an adhesive layer that has a sample feed with a predetermined height on the enzyme reaction layer and attaches the upper and lower substrates to each other, where an end of the upper substrate acts as an electrode in which an electron-transfer mediator contained in the enzyme reaction layer is oxidized or reduced, and the other end acts as an electrical contact part that electrically contacts a measurement unit.

Abstract: A bio cartridge measuring analytes contained in a test sample includes: a first measurement area provided to measure a first analyte contained in the test sample; a second measurement area provided to measure a second analyte contained in the test sample; a separation area provided to separate the first measurement area from the second measurement area; a sample channel shaped in capillary shape between the first and second measurement areas; an air outlet provided to discharge air when the test sample is filled in the first and second measurement areas; and an agitation unit mixing the test sample with a reactive sample in at least one of the first and second measurement areas, in which a reactive sample reacting with the first or second analyte is applied on an inner wall of at least one of the first and second measurement areas.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a reference electrode for a potentiometric electrode system, characterized in that the junction in contact with a sample solution is enlarged and an ion-sensitive membrane containing an ion selective material as a protective membrane for the inner reference solution is employed, which comprises a substrate; a metal layer; an insoluble metal salt layer; an insulating film for insulating the metal layer from an aqueous solution; a hydrogel serving as an inner reference solution; the junction on the hydrogel contacting with a sample solution; the ion-sensitive, protective membrane formed over all surface areas of the hydrogel, except for the junction, to separate the sample solution from the inner reference solution or act as an ion-sensing membrane upon the contamination of the junction, whereby the operational abnormality caused by junction contamination may be easily checked and fast activation may be achieved.