Method to monitor chemical reactions in a micro-reactor by measuring an electrical current
US6989090B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 2, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N27/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A reaction is performed in a micro-reactor (10), voltages being applied by a power supply (12), under the control of a processor (14), so as to cause the reagents to move and react in the channels (24′,30′,32′,34′,36′) of the micro-reactor (10). The power supply (12) also measures currents in the channels and relays this information to the processor (14). The currents are used to monitor progress of the reaction.
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