Patent ID: 8323464
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
1. An electrochemical device, comprising: a first electrically conductive layer including a first electrode area and an opposing second electrically conductive layer including a second electrode area, the first and second electrically conductive layers being separated by an insulating spacing layer, wherein at least one of the first or second electrically conductive layers comprises an electrically conductive material and an insulating material, wherein the electrically conductive material is coextensive with the insulating material; a reaction cell defined by the first and second electrically conductive layers, and a longitudinally extending opening in the spacing layer, the reaction cell including a proximal sample ingress port and a distal end, the reaction cell extending from a proximal sidewall of the device to a distal sidewall of the device, the distal end being at the distal sidewall; the ingress port comprising at least one of the first electrically conductive layer and the second electrically conductive layer, wherein the ingress port is proximal to and in fluid communication with the reaction cell; and first and second electrical contact areas positioned on opposite lateral sides of the longitudinal reaction cell, the first electrical contact area positioned on the first electrically conductive layer and the second electrical contact area positioned on the opposing second electrically conductive layer.