A Droplet-Based Microfluidic Impedance Flow Cytometer for Detection of Micropollutants in Water
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods and Materials
2.1. Microfluidic Chip Fabrication
2.2. Sample Preparation
2.3. Impedance Measurement Setup
2.4. Experimental Procedure
2.5. Statistical Analysis
2.6. k-Nearest Neighbors Droplet Classification
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Magnitude and Phase of the Measured Signal
3.2. Effect of Surface Functionalization on the Signal Phase
3.3. Effect of Size and Concentration on the Signal Phase
3.4. Device Sensitivity Estimation Using KNN
3.5. Equivalent Circuit
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Aghel, M.; Fardindoost, S.; Tasnim, N.; Hoorfar, M. A Droplet-Based Microfluidic Impedance Flow Cytometer for Detection of Micropollutants in Water. Environments 2024, 11, 96. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11050096
Aghel M, Fardindoost S, Tasnim N, Hoorfar M. A Droplet-Based Microfluidic Impedance Flow Cytometer for Detection of Micropollutants in Water. Environments. 2024; 11(5):96. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11050096
Chicago/Turabian StyleAghel, Mohammadreza, Somayeh Fardindoost, Nishat Tasnim, and Mina Hoorfar. 2024. "A Droplet-Based Microfluidic Impedance Flow Cytometer for Detection of Micropollutants in Water" Environments 11, no. 5: 96. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11050096