| CPC G01N 27/3277 (2013.01) [G01N 33/49 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |

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1. A method for determining a redox-based condition associated with oxidative stress, using a measuring device, the method comprising:
contacting a sample from a patient at a point-of-care with one or more redox-mediators defining a redox potential;
providing an electrical input to the sample, the electrical input being a sequence having:
a first input pulse defined by a first oxidative voltage greater than the redox potential and imposed for a first duration; and
at least a second input pulse defined by a second oxidative voltage equal to the first oxidative voltage and imposed for a second duration different than the first duration, the first input pulse and the at least second input pulse being separated by an off voltage, the off voltage being imposed for a duration greater than the first duration;
measuring by electrodes a dynamic pattern of current and charge over a period of time of the sample based on the one or more redox-mediators and the electrical input;
measuring by an optical sensor an optical output over the period of time of the sample based on the one or more redox-mediators and the electrical input; and
using the dynamic pattern of current and charge and the optical output over the period of time to derive a plurality of electrochemical or spectroelectrochemical pattern signal signatures for determining the redox-based condition, thereby assaying for a presence of the redox-based condition associated with oxidative stress within the patient at the point-of-care.
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