Glucose Biosensors

Bioelectrochemistry: Fundamentals, Experimental Techniques and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 199-217

  Montornes, Josep M ^a   Vreeke, Mark S ^b   Katakis, Ioanis ^c  

^a DINAMIC Technology Innovation Centre   (Spain)

^b Rational Systems   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biosensor construction; Biosensors and glucose determination; Design requirements; Glucose biosensors; Glucose sensing techniques and approaches; Potentiometry; Sample acquisition and sensor dosing; Sensitivity and selectivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889619461     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470753842.ch5     Document Type: Chapter

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