Biosensor system and method for the electrochemical determination of an
concentration of an analyte in a sample. An analyte reactant is at least
partially hydrated by the sample to form a reaction layer in contact with
electrodes for measurement of an analyte detection current. The analyte
detection current is characteristic of the analyte concentration in the
sample by virtue of a reaction sequence comprising an analyte-specific
reaction taking place in the reaction layer and an electrode reaction
including transfer of electrons through an electrode surface. A plurality
of values of a curve of the analyte detection current versus time are
measured and the analyte concentration is derived therefrom by means of
an evaluation algorithm. Fast results of high accuracy are achieved in
that the DC-voltage is applied to the electrodes during the
analyte-specific reaction whereby the analyte-specific reaction and the
electrode reaction take place generally simultaneously resulting in an
analyte detection current versus time curve which comprises a rising
section in which the current increases versus time and the analyte
detection current is measured at at least two points of time in the
rising section and the values of the analyte detection current resulting
from said at least two measurements are used in the evaluation algorithm
for error compensation.