Microfluidic device microreactor

Ionic liquids in actuators, microfluidics, and microreactor devices... 

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Notably, two classes of microreactors exist, referring to applications in analysis, especially in the field of biochemistry and biology (e.g., continuous flow microfluidic devices, micro total analysis systems - (xTAS, etc.) or chemical engineering and chemistry. Although these fields are distinct, there are clear overlaps and common areas of development. 

In the context of proteomic applications, microfluidic devices must comprise all functional elements necessary to perform essential processing steps prior to MS detection, i.e. sample clean-up, preconcentration, affinity selection, digestion and separation. As a result, micropumps, valves, mixers, microreactors,... 

Figure 11.3 Photograph of the microreactor integrated in a standard MALDI-TOF sample plate. Because of the self-activating character of the microfluidics device, the system can be introduced into the MALDI ionization chamber without any wire or tube for the feeding and flow control.

Polymer-Based Microreactor Systems Polymers are well known as very attractive materials for a microfluidic device, because polymers have a broad range of functional properties such as photoresistance, conductivity, biodegradability, elastomeric property, and piezoelectric property. A number of polymers are not only available in the various commercial suppliers but also... 

In the course of the fast growing development of microfluidic devices like Lab-on-a-Chip, microreactors, and micro heat pipes, it is essential to develop effective systems for measuring the temperature distribution in the microscale. For example, for observing the heat transfer in microchannel flows, it is a matter of particular interest to know both the temperature distribution along the wall and the temperature distributirHi in the fluid flow. Conventional methods for temperature measurements are based on thermocouples and resistance thermometers which have a minimum size of about 10 pm and which always interfere with the system to be measured. Contactless methods for measuring temperature, e.g., infrared thermography, have many... 

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