Methods are provided for the detection of an analyte in a sample using a bioelectronic sensor comprising a thin surfactant polymeric electrically conducting layer to which members of specific binding pairs are bound. Specific binding of analyte or analyte competitor to the bound specific binding pair...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5491097?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5491097 - Analyte detection with multilayered bioelectronic conductivity sensors