Droplet-assisted electrospray phase separation using an integrated silicon microfluidic platform

Lab Chip. 2021 Dec 21;22(1):40-46. doi: 10.1039/d1lc00758k.

Abstract

We report a silicon microfluidic platform that enables monolithic integration of transparent micron-scale microfluidic channels, an on-chip segmentation of analyte flows into picoliter-volume droplets, and a nano-electrospray ionization emitter that enables spatial and temporal separation of oil and aqueous phases during electro-spray for subsequent mass spectrometry analysis.

MeSH terms

  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques*
  • Microfluidics*
  • Silicon
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization

Substances

  • Silicon