Patent ID: 8317988

Claim:
An electrochemical system, for determining the concentration of an analyte in a sample, comprising: a sensor, including: a base; a first electrode on the base, the first electrode having at least one first layer on a first conductor, the first conductor on the base, where the first layer has an average initial thickness of less than 30 μm, and where the first layer includes at least one binder forming a diffusion barrier layer, the diffusion barrier layer having an internal volume, and where the binder includes a polymeric material that is at least partially water soluble; and a second electrode; and a measurement device, the measurement device in electrical communication with the first electrode through the first conductor, and the measurement device in electrical communication with the second electrode through a second conductor, where the measurement device applies a read pulse to the sensor, the read pulse having a duration of less than 5 seconds.