Rohm Co., Ltd.

Takaaki Shimasaki

Haruo Kotani

Akinori Yokogawa

Jun-ichi Kikuchi

Atsushi Ikeda

Yoko Hayashi

The present invention provides a target recognizing element wherein a receptor is fixed to an inclusion complex containing a mediator. The target recognizing element includes a first host molecule having hydrophilic groups and an inclusion site, a second host molecule having hydrophilic groups and an inclusion site, a receptor which is bonded to the hydrophilic groups of the second host molecule and which reacts with the target, and a guest molecule which is included by the inclusion site of the first host molecule and the inclusion site of the second host molecule and which transfers an electric charge generated by the reaction between the target and the receptor.

Target recognition element and biosensor including the same

The present invention provides a quantitative measurement method and quantitative measurement chip which can perform quantitative measurement of a target substance in a short period of time. The invention provides a quantitative measurement method in which a three dimensional mesh structure material is formed, and quantitative measurements are taken of the target substance using a structure which contains a reagent that reacts with the target substance in the mesh. This method includes a contacting step in which a test specimen which includes the target substance is brought into contact with the structure; a detecting step which, in a process in which a substance whose quantity will increase or decrease by means of the reaction between the target substance and the reagent, detects the substance whose quantity is increasing or decreasing within the structure at a contact interface between the test specimen and the reagent; and a quantitative measurement step which performs quantitative measurement of the target substance based on the results of the detecting step. The mesh structure will allow at least the target substance to pass therethrough.

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Kyoto, Japan

Takaaki Shimasaki