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Screen Printed Particle-Based Microfluidics: Optimization and Exemplary Application for Heavy Metals Analysis.

ABSTRACT: In this work, a screen-printing method was developed to create porous particle-based materials as layers with specifically designed shape to produce microfluidics systems. Among several tested binding agents, xanthan gum was found to be an excellent choice for a printing mixture thickener as well as a durable binder for the resulting material. In addition to demonstrating control over the shape of the printed microfluidics chips, control over material thickness, wetting characteristics and general method accuracy were also investigated. The applicability of the introduced method was further demonstrated with a development of an exemplary microfluidics chip for quantitative detection of Fe (III), Ni (II), Cu (II), Cd (II), and Pb (II) from a mixed sample at millimolar levels. The novel approaches demonstrated in this article offer new perspective into creating multiplexed on-site chemical analysis tests.

SUBMITTER: Saar I

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10386728 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

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Screen Printed Particle-Based Microfluidics: Optimization and Exemplary Application for Heavy Metals Analysis.

Saar Indrek I Evard Hanno H

Micromachines 20230704 7

In this work, a screen-printing method was developed to create porous particle-based materials as layers with specifically designed shape to produce microfluidics systems. Among several tested binding agents, xanthan gum was found to be an excellent choice for a printing mixture thickener as well as a durable binder for the resulting material. In addition to demonstrating control over the shape of the printed microfluidics chips, control over material thickness, wetting characteristics and gener ...[more]

PMID: 37512680

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