Patent ID: 6455001
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A high precision, skeleton-free functional layer comprising a film, the film comprising a film-forming polymer and reagents for the qualitative detection or quantitative determination of analytes, wherein the layer comprises a wetting agent compound of Formulas I, II and/or III:R1â€”COâ€”N(R2)â€”CH2â€”COOMeâ€ƒâ€ƒ(I) R1â€”COâ€”N(R2)â€”CH2â€”CH2â€”SO3Meâ€ƒâ€ƒ(II) HO2Câ€”CH2â€”CH2â€”CH(NHâ€”COR1)â€”CO2Meâ€ƒâ€ƒ(III) in which R1 is an aliphatic residue comprising 9 to 23 carbon atoms and is either saturated or has one to three double bonds; R2 is an alkyl residue comprising 1 to 8 carbon atoms; and Me represents hydrogen or a metal atom.