On-Chip High-Pressure Picoliter Injector for Pressure-Driven Flow through Porous Media

Autor: Brian Kirby, David S. Reichmuth, Timothy J. Shepodd
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Analytical Chemistry. 76:5063-5068
ISSN: 1520-6882
0003-2700
DOI: 10.1021/ac0493572
Popis: A high-pressure (> 3 MPa) on-chip injector has been developed for microchip applications including HPLC. The mechanical injector is implemented using in situ photopolymerization of fluorinated acrylates inside wet-etched silica microchips. The injector allows reproducible injections as small as 180 pL with < 250 ms duration. The injector operated robustly over 60 days and over 1000 injections. The injector is unique among polymer-based valves as it functions in aqueous, acetonitrile, and mixed buffers at high pressures without detectable leakage.
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