Analytical Sciences
Online ISSN : 1348-2246
Print ISSN : 0910-6340
ISSN-L : 0910-6340
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Double-sided Microfluidic Device for Speciation Analysis of Iron in Water Samples: Towards Greener Analytical Chemistry
Napaporn YOUNGVISESPorapichcha THANURAKThanatcha CHAIDAJaroon JUKMUNEEAwadh ALSUHAIMI
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2015 Volume 31 Issue 5 Pages 365-370

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Microfluidics minimize the amounts of reagents and generate less waste. While microdevices are commonly single-sided, producing a substrate with microchannels on multiple surfaces would increase their usefulness. Herein, a polymethymethacrylate substrate incorporating microchannel structures on two sides was sandwiched between two polydimethylsiloxane sheets to create a multi-analysis device, which was used for the spectrophotometric analysis of the ferrous ion (Fe2+) and the ferric ion (Fe3+), by utilizing colorimetric detection. To monitor the signals from both channel networks, dual optical sensors were integrated into the system. The linear ranges for Fe2+ and Fe3+ analyses were 0.1 – 20 mg L−1 (R2 = 0.9988) and 1.0 – 40 mg L−1 (R2 = 0.9974), respectively. The detection limits for Fe2+ and Fe3+ were 0.1 and 0.5 mg L−1, respectively. The percent recoveries of Fe2+ and Fe3+ were 93.5 – 104.3 with an RSD < 8%. The microdevice demonstrated capabilities for simultaneous analysis, low waste generation (7.2 mL h−1), and high sample throughput (180 h−1), making it ideal for greener analytical chemistry applications.

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