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Review on recent and advanced applications of monoliths and related porous polymer gels in micro-fluidic devices.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20493286     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This review critically summarises recent novel and advanced achievements in the application of monolithic materials and related porous polymer gels in micro-fluidic devices appearing within the literature over the period of the last 5 years (2005-2010). The range of monolithic materials has developed rapidly over the past decade, with a diverse and highly versatile class of materials now available, with each exhibiting distinct porosities, pore sizes, and a wide variety of surface functionalities. A major advantage of these materials is their ease of preparation in micro-fluidic channels by in situ polymerisation, leading to monolithic materials being increasingly utilised for a larger variety of purposes in micro-fluidic platforms. Applications of porous polymer monoliths, silica-based monoliths and related homogeneous porous polymer gels in the preparation of separation columns, ion-permeable membranes, preconcentrators, extractors, electrospray emitters, micro-valves, electrokinetic pumps, micro-reactors and micro-mixers in micro-fluidic devices are discussed herein. Procedures used in the preparation of monolithic materials in micro-channels, as well as some practical aspects of the micro-fluidic chip fabrication are addressed. Recent analytical/bioanalytical and catalytic applications of the final micro-fluidic devices incorporating monolithic materials are also reviewed.
Authors:
Mercedes Vázquez; Brett Paull
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review     Date:  2010-04-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Analytica chimica acta     Volume:  668     ISSN:  1873-4324     ISO Abbreviation:  Anal. Chim. Acta     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-24     Completed Date:  2010-08-18     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370534     Medline TA:  Anal Chim Acta     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  100-13     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Irish Separation Science Cluster, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Dublin, Ireland. mercedes.vazquez@dcu.ie
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Analytic Sample Preparation Methods / instrumentation
Capillary Electrochromatography / methods
Catalysis
Chromatography, Liquid / methods
Electrochemical Techniques
Microchemistry* / methods
Microfluidic Analytical Techniques* / instrumentation,  methods
Miniaturization / methods
Polymers* / chemical synthesis,  chemistry
Solid Phase Microextraction / methods
Chemical
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0/Polymers

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