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Area of Science:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Chemical Engineering

Background:

  • Integrating valves, manifolds, and SPE columns into a compact device presents significant fabrication challenges.
  • Four-dimensional printing (4DP) offers advanced capabilities for creating stimuli-responsive analytical devices with programmable shape-changing functions.
  • The application of 4D-printed valves for flow control in SPE remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and demonstrate a novel 4D-printed device for automated solid-phase extraction (SPE).
  • To utilize stimuli-responsive materials and 4DP for creating programmable flow control valves.
  • To simplify and automate conventional SPE procedures for metal ion analysis.

Main Methods:

  • Digital light processing 3D printing (3DP) was used with photocurable resins, including CEA-incorporated flexible resins.
  • Two [H+]-responsive flow-actuated needle valves were fabricated and integrated with an SPE column.
  • The valves operate based on the swelling and deswelling of a stem in response to pH changes.

Main Results:

  • A semi-automatic SPE scheme was successfully developed for analyzing Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb ions.
  • The device demonstrated competitive performance when coupled with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), with detection limits from 0.5 to 5.9 ng/L.
  • The method's reliability was validated using certified reference materials and spike analyses in natural water and urine samples.

Conclusions:

  • This work represents the first demonstration of an SPE scheme automated by programmable actuation of 4D-printed stimuli-responsive valves.
  • The study highlights the analytical potential of tunable 4D-printed components.
  • 4DP technologies show significant promise for advancing conventional sample pretreatment devices.