Electrophoretic device and method to separate and detect analyte ions
| Patent Number: | 11674925 |
| Issued: | 6/13/2023 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | This invention is directed to an inexpensive, miniaturized, portable, low-power device and method for electrophoretic separation and electrochemical detection of an analyte, including different isotopes of the same element. The invention replaces a conventional or microfabricated capillary electrophoresis tube with a microchip comprising an array of parallel electrophoretic separation nanotubes or aligned hollow channels fabricated in a porous substrate. |
| Filed: | 10/9/2020 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |