Example 3
The pH of the sample lysate/proteolytic product flowing from the protease cleaving mesh matrix is about 7.5 to 9.0. This pH was adjusted to a pH compatible with the pH of the FAOX enzyme in the reaction zone.
A 200 mM Trizma Buffer solution was prepared with Trizma Buffer—Sigma t4661—by adding about 12 grams of the Trizma Buffer to 400 mL of distilled water and stirring until dissolved. The pH was adjusted to 7.5 at a total solution volume of 500 mL. About 0.5 grams of HEC was added to the solution and stirred during which time 0.05 grams CaboSil 720, 0.10 grams of Avicel Cl-611F, and 0.125 grams of Vinac XX-210 were added. The mixture was homogenized, and the pH adjusted to 8.0.
Polymer dispense: A Biodot PixSys 3200 dispenser was used to dispense 2 uL of the mixture in the region downstream of the second chemical reaction zone, but before the electrical reaction zones. The test sensors were then dried at 45° C. for about 15 minutes.