Abstract: An optical waveguide sensor for determining an analyte in a medium, which sensor comprises an optical waveguide having a portion to be brought into contact with said medium, said portion having a plurality of cells arranged in an array which substantially covers the cross-sectional area of the waveguide, each of said cells containing an indicator sensitive to said analyte, and a method for the preparation of said sensor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 2, 1988
Date of Patent:
December 26, 1989
Assignee:
Biomedical Sensors Limited
Inventors:
David R. Markle, Barry C. Crane, Michael P. Irvine