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Published on: February 23, 2020
Cost-effective smart microfluidic device with immobilized silver nanoparticles and embedded UV-light sources for
Amit Prabhakar1, Mehul Agrawal1, Neha Mishra2
1Department of Applied Sciences, Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad Prayagraj U.P. India amit@iiita.ac.in.
Abstract:
A novel microfluidic-device for water disinfection via diverse physiochemical effects has been demonstrated. Firstly, a microfluidic device with embedded, multiple germicidal UV-LEDs was fabricated through the innovatively modified cost-effective soft-lithography process. Further, synthesised silver nanoparticles were immobilized within its inner microchannel surface. Disinfection results proved the synergistic bactericidal effect of coated AgNPs and coupled UV-light, while a suspension of bacterial strains, were passed through the micro-device.

