Patent ID: 8501098

Claim:
A detection device, comprising: a sensor array having a plurality of independently addressable sensors, each sensor being responsive to a different analyte of interest, and each sensor being able to exhibit characteristics upon applying a voltage to its address, the exhibited characteristics not being present until the application of electromagnetic energy; a detector array having a plurality of independently addressable detectors, a first one of the detectors being able to detect the exhibited characteristics from a first one of the sensors, a second one of the detectors being able to detect the exhibited characteristics from a second one of the sensors, and a third one of the detectors being able to detect the exhibited characteristics from a third one of the sensors; and a sensor controller in communication with the sensor array, and using the addresses of the sensor is able to turn on at least one of the sensors so as to exhibit characteristics that are not present until the application of electromagnetic energy while another of the sensors is turned off so as not to exhibit characteristics, those exhibited characteristics not being present until the application of electromagnetic energy.