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Fluorescence Imaging Characterization of the Separation Process in a Monolithic Microfluidic Free-Flow Electrophoresis Device Fabricated Using Low-Temperature Co-Fired Ceramics

ABSTRACT: A monolithic microfluidic free-flow electrophoresis device, fabricated using low-temperature co-fired ceramic technology, is presented. The device integrates gold electrodes and a 20 µm thick transparent ceramic optical window, suitable for fluorescence imaging, into a multilevel microfluidic chamber design. The microfluidic chamber consists of a 60 µm deep separation chamber and two, 50 µm deep electrode chambers separated by 10 µm deep side channel arrays. Fluorescence imaging was used for in-chip, spatial-temporal characterization of local pH variations in separation conditions as well as to characterize the separation process. The device allowed baseline resolution separation of a sample mixture of Fluorescein, Rhodamine 6G, and 4-Methylumbelliferone at pH 7.0, in only 6 s, using 378 V.s/cm. The results demonstrate the possibility of studying a chemical process using fluorescence imaging within the traditional fields of low-temperature co-fired ceramics technology, such as high-electrical-field applications, while using a simple fabrication procedure suitable for low-cost mass production.

SUBMITTER: Couceiro P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9324176 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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