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Thermo-resistance based micro-calorimeter for continuous chemical enthalpy measurements

✍ Scribed by G. Velve Casquillas; F. Bertholle; M. Le Berre; S. Meance; L. Malaquin; J.J. Greffet; Y. Chen


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
346 KB
Volume
85
Category
Article
ISSN
0167-9317

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✦ Synopsis


We present a thermo-resistance based micro-calorimeter using a glass/platinum/PDMS prototyping technology which is more flexible than the existing silicon based technology for lab on a chip device integration. Resistance monitoring and fluid injection techniques are optimized in order to reduce thermal noises and improve the detection sensibility. We used neutralization acid-base reaction to evaluate the device capability in determination of both reagent concentration and reaction enthalpy. We also performed a glucose/glucose oxydase enzymatic reaction to illustrate the advantage of using PDMS device for the studies of aerobic reaction.