TEXTILE WIRE-BASED MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR ELECTRO-ANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS

摘要

microfluidic device based on textile yarns for electroanalytical applications The present invention relates to an electroanalytical application device (1) for the quantitative and qualitative determination of chemical species, molecules or ions in liquid matrices of interest, with an upper reservoir supplying carrier solution (2), connected by a textile wire array (4) to a lower reservoir for disposal of the carrier solution (3), the textile wire arrangement (4) being in physical contact with a sensing cell (7) for the determination of the analytes of interest, such an arrangement (8) consisting of working electrode (9), counter electrode (10) and reference electrode (11), connected to an electro-electronic system (6) for potential application and data acquisition and an analyte injection system (5) located between the upper supply reservoir (2) and the detection cell (7).