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US 7,118,712 · App. 10/696,649 · Granted Oct 10, 2006

Non-planar chemical preconcentrator

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Patent No.
US 7,118,712
App. No.
10/696,649
Granted
Oct 10, 2006
Kind
B1
Abstract

A non-planar chemical preconcentrator comprises a high-surface area, low mass, three-dimensional, flow-through sorption support structure that can be coated or packed with a sorptive material. The sorptive material can collect and concentrate a chemical analyte from a fluid stream and rapidly release it as a very narrow temporal plug for improved separations in a microanalytical system. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator retains most of the thermal and fabrication benefits of a planar preconcentrator, but has improved ruggedness and uptake, while reducing sorptive coating concerns and extending the range of collectible analytes.

Claims (72)

1. A non-planar chemical preconcentrator, comprising:

a substrate having a suspended membrane formed thereon with at least one hole formed in the suspended membrane for flow of a sample fluid therethrough,

at least one resistive heating element disposed on a surface of the suspended membrane,

a sorption support structure disposed on a surface of the membrane, and

a sorptive material disposed on the sorption support structure to sorb and concentrate at least one chemical species from the sample fluid, with the chemical species being releasable from the sorptive material upon heating of the sorptive material by the at least one resistive heating element.

2. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 1 , wherein the sorption support structure comprises a material selected from the group consisting of dielectrics and semiconductors.

3. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 1 , wherein the sorption support structure comprises a plurality of concentric hollow cylinders.

4. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 1 , wherein the suspended membrane is selected from the group consisting of semiconductors and dielectrics.

5. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 1 , wherein the suspended membrane comprises a polymer layer.

6. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 1 , wherein the at least one resistive heating element comprises a metal or metal alloy.

7. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 1 , wherein the at least one resistive heating element comprises doped semiconductor material.

8. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 1 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a microporous material.

9. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 8 , wherein the sorptive material comprises porous silicon.

10. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 1 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a sol-gel oxide.

11. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 1 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a polymer.

12. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 1 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a particulate material.

13. A non-planar chemical preconcentrator, comprising:

a substrate having a suspended membrane formed thereon,

at least one resistive heating element disposed on a surface of the suspended membrane,

a sorption support structure comprising a plurality of concentric hollow cylinders disposed on a surface of the membrane, and

a sorptive material disposed on the sorption support structure to sorb and concentrate at least one chemical species from a sample fluid, with the chemical species being releasable from the sorptive material upon heating of the sorptive material by the at least one resistive heating element.

14. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 13 , wherein the sorption support structure comprises a material selected from the group consisting of dielectrics and semiconductors.

15. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 13 , wherein the suspended membrane is selected from the group consisting of semiconductors and dielectrics.

16. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 13 , wherein the suspended membrane comprises a polymer layer.

17. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 13 , wherein the at least one resistive heating element comprises a metal, metal alloy, or doped semiconductor material.

18. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 13 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a microporous material.

19. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 18 , wherein the sorptive material comprises porous silicon.

20. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 13 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a sol-gel oxide.

21. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 13 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a polymer.

22. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 13 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a particulate material.

23. A non-planar chemical preconcentrator, comprising:

a substrate having a suspended membrane formed thereon,

at least one resistive heating element disposed on a surface of the suspended membrane,

a sorption support structure comprising a plurality of fins disposed on a surface of the membrane, and

a sorptive material disposed on the sorption support structure to sorb and concentrate at least one chemical species from a sample fluid, with the chemical species being releasable from the sorptive material upon heating of the sorptive material by the at least one resistive heating element.

24. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 23 , wherein the sorption support structure comprises a material selected from the group consisting of dielectrics and semiconductors.

25. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 23 , wherein the suspended membrane is selected from the group consisting of semiconductors and dielectrics.

26. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 23 , wherein the suspended membrane comprises a polymer layer.

27. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 23 , wherein the at least one resistive heating element comprises a metal, metal alloy, or doped semiconductor material.

28. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 23 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a microporous material.

29. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 28 , wherein the sorptive material comprises porous silicon.

30. The chemical preconcentrator of claim 28 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a sol-gel oxide.

31. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 28 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a polymer.

32. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 28 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a particulate material.

33. A non-planar chemical preconcentrator, comprising:

a substrate having a suspended membrane formed thereon,

at least one resistive heating element disposed on a surface of the suspended membrane,

a sorption support structure comprising a plurality of posts disposed on a surface of the membrane, and

a sorptive material disposed on the sorption support structure to sorb and concentrate at least one chemical species from a sample fluid, with the chemical species being releasable from the sorptive material upon heating of the sorptive material by the at least one resistive heating element.

34. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 33 , wherein the sorption support structure comprises a material selected from the group consisting of dielectrics and semiconductors.

35. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 33 , wherein the suspended membrane is selected from the group consisting of semiconductors and dielectrics.

36. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 33 , wherein the suspended membrane comprises a polymer layer.

37. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 33 , wherein the at least one resistive heating element comprises a metal, metal alloy, or doped semiconductor material.

38. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 33 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a microporous material.

39. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 38 , wherein the sorptive material comprises porous silicon.

40. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 33 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a sol-gel oxide.

41. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 33 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a polymer.

42. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 33 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a particulate material.

43. A non-planar chemical preconcentrator, comprising:

a substrate having a suspended membrane formed thereon,

at least one resistive heating element disposed on a surface of the suspended membrane,

a sorption support structure comprising a honeycomb structure disposed on a surface of the membrane, and

a sorptive material disposed on the sorption support structure to sorb and concentrate at least one chemical species from a sample fluid, with the chemical species being releasable from the sorptive material upon heating of the sorptive material by the at least one resistive heating element.

44. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 43 , wherein the sorption support structure comprises a material selected from the group consisting of dielectrics and semiconductors.

45. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 43 , wherein the suspended membrane is selected from the group consisting of semiconductors and dielectrics.

46. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 43 , wherein the suspended membrane comprises a polymer layer.

47. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 43 , wherein the at least one resistive heating element comprises a metal, metal alloy, or doped semiconductor material.

48. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 43 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a microporous material.

49. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 48 , wherein the sorptive material comprises porous silicon.

50. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 43 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a sol-gel oxide.

51. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 43 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a polymer.

52. The non-planar chemical preconcentrator of claim 43 , wherein the sorptive material comprises a particulate material.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 28, 2017
From: SANDIA CORPORATION
To: NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA, LLC
Reel/Frame 043698/0694 →
CONFIRMATORY LICENSE Recorded Dec 3, 2003
From: SANDIA CORPORATION
To: ENERGY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
Reel/Frame 014171/0478 →