A diagnostic card device for use in detecting or quantitating an analyte present in a liquid sample, comprising a card substrate having a sample introduction region, a biosensor, and a sample-flow pathway communicating between the sample-introduction region and the biosensor, circuitry for generating an analyte-dependent electrical signal from the biosensor; and a signal-responsive element for recording such signal. In one embodiment, the biosensor includes a detection surface with surface-bound molecules of a first charged, coil-forming peptide capable of interacting with a second, oppositely charged coil-forming peptide to form a stable &agr;-helical coiled-coil heterodimer, where the binding of the second peptide to the first peptide, to form such heterodimer, is effective to measurably alter a signal generated by the biosensor. The sample-flow pathway contains diffusibly bound conjugate of the second coil-forming peptide and the analyte (or an analyte analog) and immobilized analyte-binding agent. The analyte in the liquid sample and the conjugate compete for binding with the immobilized analyte-binding agent. Unbound conjugate migrates by capillarity to the biosensor. Liquid sample containing conjugate migrates in the sample flow pathway by capillary action or is driven by a micro-pump. In another embodiment, the biosensor includes an electrode substrate coated with a high-dielectric hydrocarbon-chain monolayer, and having analyte-binding agent attached to the exposed monolayer surface. Binding of analyte to the monolayer-bound analyte-binding agent, and the resultant perturbation of the monolayer structure, causes ion-mediated electron flow across the monolayer.
一种用于检测或定量液体样品中存在的分析物的诊断卡设备,包括具有样品引入区域、
生物传感器和样品流通路径的卡基底,该路径在样品引入区域和
生物传感器之间通信,电路用于从
生物传感器产生分析物依赖的电信号;以及用于记录这种信号的信号响应元件。在一种实施例中,
生物传感器包括具有第一带电、成螺旋肽的检测表面,该肽能够与第二相反带电的成螺旋肽相互作用,形成稳定的α-螺旋螺旋卷曲异二聚体,其中第二肽与第一肽结合形成这样的异二聚体,有效地改变了
生物传感器产生的信号。样品流动路径包含第二卷曲形成肽和分析物(或分析物类似物)的可扩散结合物以及固定的分析物结合剂。液体样品中的分析物和结合物与固定的分析物结合剂竞争结合。未结合的结合物通过毛细作用迁移到
生物传感器。含结合物的液体样品通过毛细作用在样品流动路径中迁移或被微泵驱动。在另一种实施例中,
生物传感器包括涂有高介电烃链单层的电极基底,并具有附着在暴露的单层表面上的分析物结合剂。分析物与单层结合的分析物结合剂的结合以及由此引起的单层结构扰动导致离子介导的电子流通过单层。