Patent ID: 8414762
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a sample to a sample chamber of a biosensor, the method comprising: (a) contacting a side edge of the biosensor with the sample to provide sample through an opening into the sample chamber; and (b) exposing the sample to sensing chemistry in the sample chamber, wherein the biosensor comprises a first substrate and a second substrate, the sample chamber is positioned between the first substrate and the second substrate, the sample chamber comprising only two openings, wherein the biosensor comprises an incompressible element positioned in the sample chamber, wherein the incompressible element provides the two openings in the sample chamber, and wherein the incompressible element is a monofilament, a thread, or a yarn, and wherein the first substrate is deformable and deforms due to the incompressible element.