Application of microfluidic chips in the detection of airborne microorganisms

J Wang, L Yang, H Wang, L Wang - Micromachines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The spread of microorganisms in the air, especially pathogenic microorganisms, seriously
affects people's normal life. Therefore, the analysis and detection of airborne …

Sol− gel modified poly (dimethylsiloxane) microfluidic devices with high electroosmotic mobilities and hydrophilic channel wall characteristics

GT Roman, T Hlaus, KJ Bass, TG Seelhammer… - Analytical …, 2005 - ACS Publications
Using a sol− gel method, we have fabricated poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) microchips with
SiO2 particles homogeneously distributed within the PDMS polymer matrix. These particles …

Reversible sealing techniques for microdevice applications

K Anwar, T Han, SM Kim - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 2011 - Elsevier
Reversible sealing of two different functional layers is an advancing and effective technique
for the fabrication of microdevices. Reversible sealing enables microdevices to be …

Using feedback control of microflows to independently steer multiple particles

MD Armani, SV Chaudhary, R Probst… - Journal of …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we show how to combine microfluidics and feedback control to independently
steer multiple particles with micrometer accuracy in two spatial dimensions. The particles are …

The zeta potential of surface‐functionalized metallic nanorod particles in aqueous solution

GM Dougherty, KA Rose, JBH Tok, SS Pannu… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Metallic nanoparticles suspended in aqueous solutions and functionalized with chemical
and biological surface coatings are important elements in basic and applied nanoscience …

Characterization of SU-8 for electrokinetic microfluidic applications

T Sikanen, S Tuomikoski, RA Ketola, R Kostiainen… - Lab on a Chip, 2005 - pubs.rsc.org
The characterization of SU-8 microchannels for electrokinetic microfluidic applications is
reported. The electroosmotic (EO) mobility in SU-8 microchannels was determined with …

High-performance cation electrokinetic concentrator based on a γ-CD/QCS/PVA composite and microchip for evaluating the activity of P-glycoprotein without any …

R Zhang, J Xu, J Deng, W Ouyang, H Chen, Q Tang… - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of cation electrokinetic concentrators (CECs) has been hindered by the
lack of commercial anion-exchange membranes (AEMs). This paper introduces a γ …

Experimental and theoretical study of dielectrophoretic particle trap** in arrays of insulating structures: Effect of particle size and shape

MA Saucedo‐Espinosa, BH Lapizco‐Encinas - Electrophoresis, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Insulator‐based dielectrophoresis (iDEP) employs insulating structures embedded in a
microchannel to produce electric field gradients. This contribution presents a detailed …

Sodium hydroxide treatment of PDMS based microfluidic devices

I Hoek, F Tho, WM Arnold - Lab on a Chip, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
We discuss the use of aqueous NaOH as a facile surface treatment method to control the
electroosmotic flow in PDMS microchannels. Flushing of PDMS/PDMS and glass/PDMS …

Effect of insulating posts geometry on particle manipulation in insulator based dielectrophoretic devices

A LaLonde, A Gencoglu, MF Romero-Creel… - … of Chromatography A, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of the geometry of insulating posts on microparticle trap** in
insulator based dielectrophoresis (iDEP) was analyzed. The motivation for this research was …