| abstract |
A sensor 20 comprising an elongate member which comprises a fibre formed of a drawable material, and an electrochemical filament 10 extending along the length of the member. There may also be an optical sensor comprising an optical filament along the length of the member. The drawable material may be an amorphous thermoplastic. The sensor filaments may have at least one exposed area, which may be at the distal end of, side and/or inside the member. There may be a plurality of electrochemical and/or optical filaments. The electrochemical filament may be an electrode, which may be a working 8, auxiliary 10 or reference 12 electrode. Embodiments of this sensor are suitable for recognition of biological materials or analysing ions, enzymes or metabolites. |