Liquid characterization by means of Love-wave device combined with microfluidic platform

Author

Matatagui, D. ; Fernandez, M.J. ; Fontecha, J. ; Santos, J.P. ; Sayago, I. ; Horrillo, M.C. ; Gracia, I. ; Cane, C.

Author_Institution

Inst. de Tecnol. Fisicas y de la Informacion (ITEFI), Madrid, Spain

fYear

2015

fDate

11-13 Feb. 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

3

Abstract

The aim of this work has been to develop a system with the ability to detect quickly and precisely changes in the viscosity and/or density of the liquids. For this purpose, a Love-wave device has been combined with microfluidic platform in order to work in continuous flow mode and with very small sample amounts. Different density and viscosity samples were obtained by means of glycerol-water solutions, which is a well-known lubricant. The samples were characterized by the sensor system in continuous flow and in real time, showing a fast response and a high accuracy.

Keywords

Love waves; lubricants; microfluidics; viscosity; Love-wave device; continuous flow mode; glycerol-water solutions; liquid characterization; lubricant; microfluidic platform; sensor system; viscosity; Liquids; Lubricants; Microchannels; Microfluidics; Real-time systems; Temperature measurement; Viscosity; love-wave; microfluidics; saw sensor; viscosity sensor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electron Devices (CDE), 2015 10th Spanish Conference on

Conference_Location

Madrid

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CDE.2015.7087487

Filename

7087487