Elemental analysis using micro Laser-induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (μLIBS) in a microfluidic platform

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 12435-12445

  Godwal, Yogesh ^a   Kaigala, Govind ^a   Hoang, Viet ^a   Lui, Siu Lung ^a   Backhouse, Christopher ^a   Tsui, Ying ^a   Fedosejevs, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUIDIC DEVICES; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; SODIUM; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CONTINUOUS SAMPLING; DETECTION TECHNOLOGY; LASERINDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS); MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORMS; PATTERNED THIN FILMS; RESISTIVE ELEMENTS; SENSITIVE DETECTION;

MICROFLUIDICS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LASERS; MICROCHEMISTRY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MINIATURIZATION; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION;

EID: 50049130473     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.012435     Document Type: Article

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