Microfluidic Electrochemical Device and Process for Chemical Imaging and Electrochemical Analysis at the Electrode-Liquid Interface In-Situ

US2016178555A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016178555-A1
Application numberUS-201615056880-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateFeb 29, 2016
Priority dateMar 14, 2011
Publication dateJun 23, 2016
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Abstract

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A microfluidic electrochemical device and process are detailed that provide chemical imaging and electrochemical analysis under vacuum at the surface of the electrode-sample or electrode-liquid interface in-situ. The electrochemical device allows investigation of various surface layers including diffuse layers at selected depths populated with, e.g., adsorbed molecules in which chemical transformation in electrolyte solutions occurs.

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1 - 24 . (canceled) 25 . An electrochemical device for combined electrochemical analysis and chemical imaging of analytes at an electrode-liquid sample interface in situ under vacuum, the device comprising: an electrochemical microfluidic flow cell defining a flow chamber; a support membrane within the cell, the membrane defining at least one detection aperture, the aperture providing an opening through which probe beams can be delivered to the interior of the flow chamber; and a pair of working electrodes within the chamber of the cell.

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  • using polarography, i.e. measuring changes in current under a slowly-varying voltage · CPC title

  • G01N27/27Primary

    Association of two or more measuring systems or cells, each measuring a different parameter, where the measurement results may be either used independently, the systems or cells being physically associated, or combined to produce a value for a further parameter · CPC title

  • Reference electrodes · CPC title

  • Cells and electrode assemblies · CPC title

  • Specimen supports therefor; Sample conveying means therefore · CPC title

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What does patent US2016178555A1 cover?
A microfluidic electrochemical device and process are detailed that provide chemical imaging and electrochemical analysis under vacuum at the surface of the electrode-sample or electrode-liquid interface in-situ. The electrochemical device allows investigation of various surface layers including diffuse layers at selected depths populated with, e.g., adsorbed molecules in which chemical transfo…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Battelle Memorial Institute
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01N27/27. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Thu Jun 23 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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