Test device, method of manufacturing same and method of determining component in a sample

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A new and improved test device, method of manufacturing the test device, and method of determining the presence and relative concentration of a component in a test sample. The device includes a carrier matrix incorporated with a reactant system capable of interacting with a sample component to produce a detectable response. For home use the reactant system produces a, visibly detectable response. The carrier matrix of the device comprises a new and improved whole blood compatible, glucose-permeable strip or layer of a polymerizable silicone material. A reactant system is homogeneously mixed into the polymerizable carrier matrix prior to complete curing of the matrix, and the matrix then is …