Electrochemical competition sensor

摘要

Disclosed herein is a method for detecting the presence of an analyte in a sample. The method comprises the steps of: adding to the sample an antibody of the analyte; exposing to the sample a binding moiety capable of becoming associated with the antibody of the analyte, the binding moiety being associated with a redox active species that is bound to an electrode and electrochemically accessible to the electrode; and taking amperometric electrochemical measurements which indicate whether the electrochemistry of the redox active species has been modulated by the binding moiety associating with the antibody of the analyte. The analyte may, for example, be glycosylated haemoglobin, HbA1c.