Microfabricated gas chromatography columns with monolayer-protected gold stationary phases

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 294-304

  Zareian Jahromi, Mohammad Amin ^a   Agah, Masoud ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); Microfabricated gas chromatography ( GC); Monolayer protected gold (MPG); Separation columns; Stationary phase

Indexed keywords

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MICROFABRICATED; SEPARATION COLUMN; SEPARATION COLUMNS; STATIONARY PHASE;

ASPECT RATIO; COATINGS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELECTRODEPOSITION; FUSED SILICA; GASES; GOLD; GOLD COATINGS; MECHATRONICS; MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROFABRICATION; MONOLAYERS; PARAFFINS; SILICA;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

EID: 77950594094     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2009.2038936     Document Type: Article

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