Fabrication of microfluidic devices
envisaging precision agriculture and
bioenergy
Research
Precision Agriculture
Energy conversion
microfluidics /nanostructures
biofuel cells
rising technologies/sensors
enzymatic fuel cells
(Prof Frank Hollmann, TUDelft)
Aims
soil samples
DET at interfaces
Microfluidics
fast response
small amounts
(samples and discharge)
low cost
easy integration
multiple functionalities
source: google images
Lab-on-a-chip
sample
source: google images
treatment
analysis
separation
electric
detection
optic
Nanomaterials + microfluídics
- increase sensitivity of several systems
- improve performance of analytical systems
- decrease detection limit
- added value (exiguous amount of materials)
Materials choice
PSS
GPSS =
(-)
PDDA
(+)
source = google images
Simplicity
Syringe pump
L for disposal
Sensors & Actuators B, 2015, 207, 1129
+
+
- microchannel -+
+
integration
Soil samples
2,5
Capacitance (nF)
MMt at 3.9 kHz
2,0
1,5
1,0
0,5
0,0
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
Samples
0,4
(CuTsPc at 3.9 kHz)
Capacitance (nF)
0,3
0,3
0,2
0,2
0,1
0,1
0,0
0,0
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
Samples
results not published
Emergent technologies
Biofuel cells
Enzymatic fuel cell
Acknowledgments
Dra Celina M. Miyazaki / Dr Diogo Volpati / Cristiane M. Daikuzono /
Waldomiro L.R. Mello / Tiago P. de Almeida / Mawin Martínez / Prof.
Frank Hollmann / Daniela B.T. Mascagni / Angelo L. Gobbi / Maria H.O.
Piazzetta / Prof. Dr Osvaldo N. Oliveira Jr / Prof. Dr Roberto M. Faria /
Dra Marystela Ferreira / Gabriel Gaal / Melissa Mendes / Andrea H.
Rodríguez / Prof. Dr Paulo S. Graziano Magalhães / Prof. Dr. Lucas Rios do
Amaral / Prof. Dr Varlei Rodrigues + Prof. Dr Daniel Ugarte e toda equipe