METHOD FOR MEASURING HEMATOCRIT VALUE OF BLOOD SAMPLE, METHOD FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF ANALYTE IN BLOOD SAMPLE, SENSOR CHIP AND SENSOR UNIT

摘要

Voltage is applied across a counter electrode and a working electrode, with which a blood sample is in contact, in such a state that an oxidant in a redox substance is in contact with the counter electrode but is substantially not in contact with the working electrode, whereby an easily electrolytically oxidizable metal constituting at least a part of the surface of the working electrode is oxidized, and the oxidant in contact with the working electrode is reduced to measure current produced upon the oxidation and reduction. According to the above constitution, while lowering the voltage applied across the working electrode and the counter electrode, the hematocrit value of the blood sample can be measured stably with a satisfactory detection sensitivity. This measurement can be carried out, for example, with a sensor chip comprising a working electrode (11), a counter electrode (12), and a blood sample holding part (14) in communication with a blood sample introduction port (16). The position of the working electrode (11) in its part (31) is nearer to the blood sample introduction port (16) than the counter electrode in its part (32). The surface of the part (31) contains an easily electrolytically oxidizable metal. A reagent (13) containing an oxidant is disposed in contact with the part (32).