METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A SUBSTANCE OF INTEREST

摘要

A sensor system for detecting a substance of interest comprising: (a) a viscoelastic material capable of interacting with the substance of interest, the material exhibiting a change in viscoelastic response upon interaction with said substance; and (b) means for detecting a change in the viscoelastic response of the viscoelastic material when the viscoelastic material interacts with the substance of interest. Arrays of such sensors and methods for their preparation and use in detecting and measuring the concentration of substances of interest are also described.