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Fluidic capacitor-based, self-contained and self-powered microfluidic chip

Fluidic capacitor-based, self-contained and self-powered microfluidic chip
Fluidic capacitor-based, self-contained and self-powered microfluidic chip
We describe a fluidic capacitor-based reagent storage and delivery system that is self-contained and self-powered, potentially applicable to highly portable devices for on-site use. Solutions are stored under pressure in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane mounted reservoirs (fluidic capacitors) in a charged state, and by releasing the stored pressure, the solution is self-powered to flow and fully discharge within 4 min. The leakage of pressure from the capacitors over time has been reduced by sealing the surface with paraffin wax, where the capacitors remain charged for up to 6 days with 85% of original volume preserved.
978-0-9798064-4-5
Xu, Kerui
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Utz, Marcel
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Landers, James P.
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Xu, Kerui
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Utz, Marcel
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Landers, James P.
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Xu, Kerui, Utz, Marcel and Landers, James P. (2011) Fluidic capacitor-based, self-contained and self-powered microfluidic chip. 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, United States. 01 - 05 Oct 2011.

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Abstract

We describe a fluidic capacitor-based reagent storage and delivery system that is self-contained and self-powered, potentially applicable to highly portable devices for on-site use. Solutions are stored under pressure in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) membrane mounted reservoirs (fluidic capacitors) in a charged state, and by releasing the stored pressure, the solution is self-powered to flow and fully discharge within 4 min. The leakage of pressure from the capacitors over time has been reduced by sealing the surface with paraffin wax, where the capacitors remain charged for up to 6 days with 85% of original volume preserved.

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Published date: October 2011
Venue - Dates: 15th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, United States, 2011-10-01 - 2011-10-05
Organisations: Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Magnetic Resonance

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Local EPrints ID: 360215
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/360215
ISBN: 978-0-9798064-4-5
PURE UUID: 61cab269-95e1-4297-a466-36e4837ec253
ORCID for Marcel Utz: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2274-9672

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Date deposited: 29 Nov 2013 14:02
Last modified: 09 Jan 2022 03:41

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Author: Kerui Xu
Author: Marcel Utz ORCID iD
Author: James P. Landers

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