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¹Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.

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This study introduces a microfluidic device for rapid sample concentration using ionic depletion. The technology achieves significant concentration in one minute and allows flexible sample delivery to single or multiple outlets.

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Area of Science:

Biotechnology
Microfluidics
Analytical Chemistry

Background:

Microfluidic devices offer miniaturized platforms for various applications.
Efficient sample concentration is crucial for improving detection limits in analytical methods.
Ionic depletion is a known phenomenon for manipulating ions in microchannels.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and demonstrate a microfluidic device for sample concentration.
To utilize ionic depletion effects within a nanochannel for enhanced concentration.
To enable controlled delivery of concentrated samples to different outlets.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of a microfluidic device with two microchannels and a connecting nanochannel.
Application of external electrical potentials to reservoirs for inducing ionic depletion.
Use of Rhodamine 6G dye for visualizing the ionic depletion region and sample concentration.
Time-based switching of electrical potentials for controlled concentration and delivery.

Main Results:

An ionic depletion region with conductivity 50 times lower than the buffer was induced.
Sample species were concentrated close to the conductivity ratio within 1 minute.
The concentrated sample could be delivered to a single or multiple outlet reservoirs by varying electrical potential configurations.

Conclusions:

The developed microfluidic device effectively concentrates samples using ionic depletion.
The device offers rapid concentration (1 minute) and flexible sample delivery.
This technology has potential applications in sample preparation for various analytical techniques.