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Wetting Micro- and Nanofluidic Devices Using Supercritical Water.
- Source :
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Analytical Chemistry . 8/15/2006, Vol. 78 Issue 16, p5933-5934. 2p. 1 Color Photograph, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- We describe a method for wetting micro- and nanofluidic devices with water or any other pure liquid. The process is performed by enclosing the fluidic device in a liquid-filled cell, heating the cell to a temperature above the critical point of the liquid, and subsequent cooling of the cell to room temperature. Because the process liquid is essentially a gas during wetting, arbitrary shapes can be wetted. We demonstrate wetting of micro- and nanostructures in a fused-silica device with only a single inlet. The process is low-cost, fast, safe, and very reliable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00032700
- Volume :
- 78
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Analytical Chemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22208280
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ac0604989