Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Volume. 34, Issue 8, 2234(2014)
A Novel Method Based on Y-Shaped Cotton-Polyester Thread Microfluidic Channel
A novel method based on Y-shaped microfluidic channel was firstly proposed in this study. The microfluidic channel was made of two cotton-polyester threads based on the capillary effect of cotton-polyester threads for the determination solutions. A special device was developed to fix the Y-shaped microfluidic channel by ourselves, through which the length and the tilt angle of the channel can be adjusted as requested. The spectrophotometry was compared with Scan-Adobe Photoshop software processing method. The former had a lower detection limit while the latter showed advantages in both convenience and fast operations and lower amount of samples. The proposed method was applied to the determination of nitrite. The linear ranges and detection limits are 1.0~70 μmol·L-1, 0.66 μmol·L-1 (spectrophotometry) and 50~450 μmol·L-1, 45.10 μmol·L-1 (Scan-Adobe Photoshop software processing method) respectively. This method has been successfully used to the determination of nitrite in soil samples and moat water with recoveries between 96.7% and 104%. It was proved that the proposed method was a low-cost, rapid and convenient analytical method with extensive application prospect.
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WANG Lu, SHI Yan-ru, YAN Hong-tao. A Novel Method Based on Y-Shaped Cotton-Polyester Thread Microfluidic Channel[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2014, 34(8): 2234
Received: Oct. 10, 2013
Accepted: --
Published Online: Aug. 18, 2014
The Author Email: Lu WANG (wanglu891114@163.com)