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Pei-Han Liu¹, Pawel L Urban¹

¹Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute of Molecular Science, National Chiao Tung University , 1001 University Road, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan.

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Area of Science:

Analytical Chemistry
Automation and Robotics
Chemical Engineering

Background:

Manual dilution is a standard but labor-intensive laboratory procedure.
Traditional dilution methods using glassware can be time-consuming and prone to error.
Complex samples often require dilution to mitigate matrix effects in analytical assays.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a simple, continuous, and automated method for sample and stock solution dilution.
To introduce a plug-volume-modulation approach for precise dilution factor control.
To demonstrate the system's utility in automated analytical workflows, such as mass spectrometry.

Main Methods:

An Arduino-based control unit manages two pinch valves for alternating sample and solvent introduction.
A peristaltic pump draws sample and solvent plugs through a T-junction mixing zone.
Dilution factors are programmed by adjusting the duration of sample and solvent pulses (duty cycle).

Main Results:

The system successfully generated diluted samples with well-defined dilution factors.
Off-line and online optical detection confirmed the quality of the generated dilutions.
The automated dilutor proved effective for optimizing dilution factors in direct infusion mass spectrometry.

Conclusions:

The proposed plug-volume-modulation method offers an automated and efficient alternative to manual dilution.
This system eliminates the need for conventional glassware in dilution steps.
The automated dilutor is readily integrable into automated analytical systems, improving laboratory efficiency.