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Autonomous Chemical Oscillator Circuit Based on Bidirectional Chemical‐Microfluidic Coupling
Author(s) -
Paschew Georgi,
Schreiter Jörg,
Voigt Andreas,
Pini Cesare,
Chávez Joseph Páez,
Allerdißen Merle,
Marschner Uwe,
Siegmund Stefan,
Schüffny René,
Jülicher Frank,
Richter Andreas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced materials technologies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.184
H-Index - 42
ISSN - 2365-709X
DOI - 10.1002/admt.201600005
Subject(s) - microfluidics , fluidics , coupling (piping) , transistor , oscillation (cell signaling) , nanotechnology , materials science , electronic circuit , optoelectronics , chemistry , electrical engineering , voltage , engineering , metallurgy , biochemistry
A chemofluidic oscillator circuit that employs a hydrogel‐based chemofluidic transistor for chemical‐fluidic coupling is presented. It shows a period between 200 and 1000 s and alcohol concentrations oscillating between 2 wt% and 10 wt%. Because of the direct interaction with chemistry, chemofluidic transistors have the potential to facilitate labs‐on‐chips with enhanced functionality and scalability.