Modular microfluidic valve structures based on reversible thermoresponsive ionogel actuators

• DOI: 10.1039/c4lc00568f
• Publication Date: 2014-07-02T11:03:40Z
• Authors: Fernando Benito-L...; Marta Antoñana-Díez; Vincenzo F. Curto; Dermot Diamond; Vanessa Castro-López
• Keywords: 570; Microfluidics; 02 engineering and technology; 540; 0210 nano-technology; Materials; Analytical chemistry

This paper reports for the first time the use of a cross-linked poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) ionogel encapsulating the ionic liquid 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium ethyl sulphate as a thermoresponsive and modular microfluidic valve.