Electrode-free picoinjection of microfluidic drops

被引：44

作者：

O'Donovan, Brian ^{[1
]}

Eastburn, Dennis J. ^{[1
]}

Abate, Adam R. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Bioengn & Therapeut Sci, Calif Inst Quantitat Biosci, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA

来源：

LAB ON A CHIP | 2012年 / 12卷 / 20期

关键词：

FLOW; POLY(DIMETHYLSILOXANE); CHANNELS;

D O I：

10.1039/c2lc40693d

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Existing methods for injecting reagents into drops utilize metal electrodes integrated into the microfluidic chip, adding cumber-some and error-prone steps to the fabrication process. Here, we introduce a method that uses the injection fluid itself as an electrode by exploiting dissolved electrolytes in the solution. This obviates the need for metal electrodes and reduces fabrication time and complexity while also affording precise control of the injected reagent volumes.

引用

页码：4029 / 4032

页数：4

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