Patent ID: 7122152

Claim:
A flow-through fluid analysis system for detecting an analyte in a fluid flow, comprising: a sensor array having a first face and a second face, the sensor array including one or more first sensors located on the first face and one or more fluid channels extending from the first face to the second face, at least one of the first sensors being located at a first position in the sensor array in contact with the first face of the sensor array, the one or more first sensors being configured to generate a response upon exposure of the sensor array to at least one analyte in a fluid flow; means for introducing a fluid flow containing an analyte to the sensor array, such that upon introduction of a fluid flow to the sensor array, including one or more first sensors located on the first face and one or more fluid channels extending from the first face to the second face, a pressure differential is created and maintained between the first and second faces of the sensor array; and a processor configured to receive the response generated by the one or more first sensors and to process the response to detect at least one analyte in a fluid flow.