Development and applications of a microfluidic reactor with multiple analytical probes

Analyst. 2012 Jan 21;137(2):444-50. doi: 10.1039/c1an15940b. Epub 2011 Nov 23.

Abstract

We report the development of a versatile microfluidic (MF) reactor with multiple analytical probes, which can be used for (i) quantitative characterisation of molecular vibrational signatures of reactants or products, (ii) the localised real-time monitoring of temperature and (iii) site-specific measurements of pH of the reaction system. The analytical probes utilised for in situ reaction analysis include an ATR-FTIR probe, a temperature probe, and a pH probe. We demonstrate the applications of the MF reactor with integrated probes for the parallel monitoring of multiple variables in acid/base neutralisation reaction, of changes in buffer pH, temperature, and vibrational absorption bands, and for monitoring the kinetics of the reaction between CO(2) and a buffer system with therapeutic applications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbon Dioxide / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Kinetics
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques*
  • Microscopy, Atomic Force*
  • Molecular Probes*
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared*
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Molecular Probes
  • Carbon Dioxide