Title :
Miniaturized thermal field-flow fractionation system
Author :
Edwards, Thayne L. ; Gale, Bruce K. ; Frazier, A. Bmno
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bioeng., Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Abstract :
TFFF systems are used for separation of biological and synthetic materials with different molecular weights as well as colloidal particles such as cells and proteins. Miniaturization of conventional macroscale TFFF systems is made possible through utilization of micromachining technologies. Miniaturization of the TFFF system has the advantages of reduced sample size, reduced power consumption, and decreased analysis time for equivalent results
Keywords :
biosensors; chemical sensors; distillation; etching; microfluidics; micromachining; microsensors; separation; thermal diffusion; anisotropic etching; channel walls; decreased analysis time; elution separation; micromachining; miniaturized system; reduced power consumption; reduced sample size; thermal diffusion; thermal field-flow fractionation system; Biological materials; Biomedical engineering; Cells (biology); Cities and towns; Detectors; Energy consumption; Field-flow fractionation; Micromachining; Silicon; Solvents;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804003
