Rapid Detection of Methanol in an Integration Microfluidic Chip

Abstract:

A rapid and simple technique was developed for detecting methanol with very small amount of sample by using PMMA (Polymethyl-Methacrylate) microfluidic chip, which fabricated by a commercially available CO₂ laser scriber. The experimental results indicate that linearity expression R² can approximate 0.936 using the proposed integrating microfluidic chip when the 2 unit methanol oxidase (MOX) and basic fuchsin to detect methanol. Hence, the current device provides a valuable tool for rapid methanol detection, while its micro mixer system delivers a simple yet effective solution for mixing problems in the micro-total-analysis -systems field.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 483)
• Pages: 364-369
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.483.364
• Online since: June 2011
• Authors: Yao Nan Wang, Ching Liang Liou, Ming Chang Wu, Chien Hsiung Tsai, Lung Ming Fu
• Keywords: CO₂ Laser, Methanol, Micro Mixer, Microfluidic Chip, PMMA

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