Centrifugal‐driven, reduced‐dimension, planar chromatography
- Department of Chemistry University of Tennessee Knoxville TN USA
- Center of Nanophase Materials Sciences Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN USA
A fundamental problem with efficiency in capillary action driven planar chromatography results from diminishing flow rates as development proceeds, giving rise to molecular diffusion related band dispersion for most sample types. Overpressure and electrokinetic means to speed flow have been used successfully in TLC. We explore the use of centrifugal force (CF) to drive flow for reduced‐dimension planar platforms (ultra‐TLC, low micrometer features, and nano‐TLC, nanoscale features). The silicon wafer platforms have two forms of continuous 2D arrays created by either photolithography or metal dewetting followed by deep reactive ion etching and coated with porous SiO 2 . The flow pattern is unusual with co‐planar flows above and within the arrays. The effects of parameters such as spin rate, solvent type, and surface character on flow rates is established and can be substantially greater than capillary action flow. Using fluorescent dyes, we investigate retardation factors and chromatographic plate height; the latter falls in the low to sub‐micrometer range. To the best of our knowledge, we demonstrate the first analytical separations performed in pillar arrays using CF to augment solvent flow.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 1401303
- Journal Information:
- Electrophoresis, Journal Name: Electrophoresis Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 39; ISSN 0173-0835
- Publisher:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- Germany
- Language:
- English
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