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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2008
Applicants:
Julie Victoria Macpherson, Coventry, GB;
Patrick Robert Unwin, Rugby, GB;
Inventors:
Julie Victoria Macpherson, Coventry, GB;
Patrick Robert Unwin, Rugby, GB;
Assignee:
The University of Warwick, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/327 (2006.01); G01N 27/30 (2006.01); C01B 31/02 (2006.01); B82Y 15/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/308 (2013.01); C01B 31/022 (2013.01); C01B 31/0273 (2013.01); B82Y 15/00 (2013.01); Y10S 977/742 (2013.01); Y10S 977/773 (2013.01); Y10S 977/957 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to electrodes for electrochemical analysis comprising: —an insulating surface; —carbon nanotubes situated on the insulating surface at a density of at least 0.1 μmUm; and —an electrically conducting material in electrical contact with the carbon nanotubes; wherein the carbon nanotubes cover an area of no more than about 5.0% of the insulating surface. Methods of making such electrodes and assay devices or kits with such electrodes, are also provided.