Application of biosensor chips

Abstract

A method of sensing a property of each of a plurality of samples is disclosed. The method includes disposing a sensor chip in each sample, the sensor chip being adapted to sense the property of a respective sample and comprising sensing electronics, a wireless communication device and an identifier. Each sensor chip is then registered and sensed data is received from each of the registered sensor chips concurrently via the respective wireless communication device.

1 . A method of sensing a plurality of properties of a plurality of samples, the method comprising:
 testing a first sample in a first condition, a first sensor chip being disposed in the first sample; and   testing a second sample in a second condition, a second sensor chip being disposed in the second sample, the first sample and the second sample being extracted from a same source, the first condition and the second condition being different.   
   
   
       2 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 disposing the first sensor chip in the first sample before the testing of the first sample and the testing the second sample; and   disposing the second sensor chip in the second sample before the testing of the first sample and the testing the second sample.   
   
   
       3 . A method of sensing a plurality of properties of a plurality of samples, the method comprising:
 disposing a first sensor chip in a first sample;   disposing a second sensor chip in a second sample, the first sample and the second sample being extracted from a same source;   testing the first sample in a first condition; and   testing the second sample in a second condition, the first condition and the second condition being different.   
   
   
       4 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 preparing the first sample and the second sample from the same source.   
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving data from the first sensor chip and the second sensor chip while testing the first sample and the second sample.   
   
   
       6 . The method according to  claim 1 , each of the first and second sensor chips including a sensing electronics and a wireless communication device. 
   
   
       7 . The method according to  claim 1 , the first sample being stored in a first test tube and the second sample being stored in a second test tube. 
   
   
       8 . The method according to  claim 7 , the first test tube being hold by a first holder and the second test tube being hold by a second holder. 
   
   
       9 . The method according to  claim 1 , the first sensor chip being configured to detect a first redox reaction in the first sample and the second sensor chip being configured to detect a second redox reaction in the second sample. 
   
   
       10 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 applying a first voltage to a first common electrode which is inserted in the first sample so that the first sensor chip detests a current between a first reference electrode of the first sensor chip and the first common electrode.   
   
   
       11 . The method according to  claim 1 , the testing the first sample and the testing the second sample being executed concurrently. 
   
   
       12 . A base station, comprising:
 a memory;   a data processing section; and   a transceiver circuit which is configured to receive data from a first sensor chip and a second sensor chip while testing a first sample in a first condition and a second sample in a second condition, the first sensor chip being disposed in the first sample, the second sensor chip being disposed in the second sample, the first sample and the second sample being extracted from a same source, the first condition and the second condition being different.   
   
   
       13 . A sensor chip which is configured to be disposed in a container, the container holding a sample, the sensor chip comprising:
 an RFID circuitry being configured to extract a power by receiving a radio frequency signal;   a potentiostat circuit being configured to detect data of the sample;   a memory being configured to store the data; and   a processor being configured to determine whether sufficient data has been stored in the memory.   
   
   
       14 . The sensor chip according to  claim 13 , the RFID circuitry being configured to transmit the data of the sample.