Pressure-controlled microfluidic sub-picoliter ultramicro-volume syringes based on integrated micro-nanostructure arrays.

Yu, Nianzuo; Liu, Yongshun; Wang, Shuli; Tang, Xiaoduo; Ge, Peng; Nan, Jingjie; Zhang, Junhu; Yang, Bai · Lab Chip · 2019

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Ultramicro-volume syringes were fabricated by integrating micro-nanostructure arrays in microchannels for quantitatively dispensing sub-picoliter volumes of liquids. Using this system, liquids were dispensed in volume increments as low as 0.5 pL with 96% accuracy. Specifically, the controllable synthesis of nanocrystals was achieved using a lab-on-chip platform that was integrated with the syringes.