METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTROSPRAY OF FLUID

    公开(公告)号:HK1105910A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-02-29

    申请号:HK07111306

    申请日:2004-12-09

    Abstract: An electrospray device, a liquid chromatography device and an electrospray-liquid chromatography system are disclosed. The electrospray device comprises a substrate defining a channel between an entrance orifice on an injection surface and an exit orifice on an ejection surface, a nozzle defined by a portion recessed from the ejection surface surrounding the exit orifice, and an electrode for application of an electric potential to the substrate to optimize and generate an electrospray; and, optionally, additional electrode(s) to further modify the electrospray. The liquid chromatography device comprises a separation substrate defining an introduction channel between an entrance orifice and a reservoir and a separation channel between the reservoir and an exit orifice, the separation channel being populated with separation posts perpendicular to the fluid flow; a cover substrate bonded to the separation substrate to enclose the reservoir and the separation channel adjacent the cover substrate; and, optionally, electrode(s) for application of a electric potential to the fluid. The exit orifice of the liquid chromatography device may be homogeneously interfaced with the entrance orifice of the electrospray device to form an integrated single system. An array of multiple systems may be fabricated in a single monolithic chip for rapid sequential fluid processing and generation of electrospray for subsequent analysis, such as by positioning the exit orifices of the electrospray devices near the sampling orifice of a mass spectrometer.

    Improved methods of fabricating microelectromechanical and microfluidic devices

    公开(公告)号:AU5612100A

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-02

    申请号:AU5612100

    申请日:2000-06-14

    Applicant: KIONIX INC

    Abstract: Three fundamental and three derived aspects of the present invention are disclosed. The three fundamental aspects each disclose a process sequence that may be integrated in a full process. The first aspect, designated as "latent masking", defines a mask in a persistent material like silicon oxide that is held abeyant after definition while intervening processing operations are performed. The latent oxide pattern is then used to mask an etch. The second aspect, designated as " simultaneous multi- level etching (SMILE)", provides a process sequence wherein a first pattern may be given an advanced start relative to a second pattern in etching into an underlying material, such that the first pattern may be etched deeper, shallower, or to the same depth as the second pattern. The third aspect, designated as "delayed LOCOS", provides a means of defining a contact hole pattern at one stage of a process, then using the defined pattern at a later stage to open the contact holes. The fourth aspect provides a process sequence that incorporates all three fundamental aspects to fabricate an integrated liquid chromatography (LC)/electrospray ionization (ESI) device. The fifth aspect provides a process sequence that incorporates two of the fundamental aspects to fabricate an ESI device. The sixth aspect provides a process sequence that incorporates two of the fundamental aspects to fabricate an LC device. The process improvements described provide increased manufacturing yield and design latitude in comparison to previously disclosed methods of fabrication.

    INTEGRATED MONOLITHIC MICROFABRICATED DISPENSING NOZZLE AND LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-ELECTROSPRAY SYSTEM AND METHOD
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    INTEGRATED MONOLITHIC MICROFABRICATED DISPENSING NOZZLE AND LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-ELECTROSPRAY SYSTEM AND METHOD 审中-公开
    集成的单片微加工配送喷嘴和FLÜSSIGKEITSCHROMATOGRAHPIE - 电喷雾系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:EP1163512A4

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-08

    申请号:EP00913655

    申请日:2000-02-29

    CPC classification number: H01J49/167 G01N30/6095 G01N30/7266 H01J49/0018

    Abstract: A droplet/electrospray device and a liquid chromatography-electrospray system are disclosed. The droplet/electrospray device (100) comprises a substrate (102) defining a channel (104) between an entrance orifice (106) on an injection surface (108) and an exit orifice on an ejection surface (112), a nozzle (110) defined by a portion recessed from the ejection surface (112) surrounding the exit orifice, and an electrode (122) for application of an electric potential to the substrate (102) to optimize and generate droplets or an electrospray (62). A plurality of these electrospray devices (100) can be used in the form of an array of miniaturized nozzles. The liquid chromatography-electrospray device (160) comprises a separation substrate (162) defining an introduction channel (164) between an entrance orifice and a reservoir (166) and a separation channel (168) between the reservoir (166) and an exit orifice (170), the separation channel (168) being populated with separation posts (174) perpendicular to the fluid flow.

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