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Nanocapillary Arrays Effect Mixing and Reaction in Multilayer Fluidic Structures
Author(s) -
Kuo TzuC.,
Kim HeeK.,
Can Donald M.,
Shan Mark A.,
Sweedler Jonathan V.,
Bohn Paul W.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200353279
Subject(s) - mixing (physics) , fluidics , laminar flow , nanometre , ion , materials science , microfluidics , nanotechnology , analytical chemistry (journal) , chemical physics , chemistry , mechanics , physics , chromatography , engineering , electrical engineering , composite material , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
Reactant mixing is implemented in structures with characteristic length scales of nanometers (see picture). Mixing occurs within micron distances rather than the centimeters that are often needed for laminar microflows. The application of the nanocapillary mixer to detect Ca 2+ ions demonstrates its potential use in sensors.