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posted on 2019-01-30, 14:04 authored by Sarah Hampson, Marcus Pollard, Peter Hauer, Hayden Salway, Steven ChristieSteven Christie, Mark PlattMark PlattResistive pulse sensors (RPSs) provide detailed characterization of materials from the nanoparticle up to large biological cells on a particle-to-particle basis. During the RPS experiment, particles pass through a channel or pore that conducts ions, and the change in the ionic current versus time is monitored. The change in current during each translocation, also known as a “pulse”, is dependent on the ratio of the particle and channel dimensions. Here we present a facile and rapid method for producing flow-RPSs that do not require lithographic processes. The additively manufactured sensor has channel dimensions that can be easily controlled. In addition, the fabrication process allows the sensor to be quickly assembled, disassembled, cleaned, and reused. Furthermore, the RPS can be created with a direct interface for fluidic pumps or imaging window for complementary optical microscopy. We present experiments and simulations of the RPS, showing how the pulse shapes are dependent on the channel morphology and how the device can count and size particles across a range of flow rates and ionic strengths. The use of pressure-driven fluid flow through the device allowed a rapid characterization of particles down to concentrations as low as 1 × 10–3 particles per mL, which equated to one event per second.
Funding
We thank Loughborough University for the funding of this research. We are grateful to the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Embedded Intelligence under grant reference EP/L014998/1 for financial support.
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Analytical ChemistryCitation
HAMPSON, S. ... et al, 2019. Additively manufactured flow-resistive pulse sensors. Analytical Chemistry, 91 (4), pp.2947-2954.Publisher
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This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Analytical Chemistry, copyright © American Chemical Society after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05140.Publication date
2019-01-17ISSN
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