Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Water Quality Monitoring

Kapoor, Ashish; Balasubramanian, Sivasamy; Muthamilselvi, Ponnuchamy; Vaishampayan, Vijay; Prabhakar, Sivaraman

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-45116-5_15

Ashish Kapoor⁴,
Sivasamy Balasubramanian⁴,
Ponnuchamy Muthamilselvi⁴,
Vijay Vaishampayan⁴ &
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Sivaraman Prabhakar⁴

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Abstract

Accurate and on-site monitoring of water quality forms an integral part of water remediation systems. Timely detection of contaminants in water and wastewater streams plays a key role in the deployment of suitable water pollution prevention and control strategies. It also provides quality assurance before consumption of water for drinking or other purposes. Conventional techniques of water quality monitoring primarily include the use of sophisticated equipment in centralized laboratories. The constraints of large turnaround time for sample collection-to-analysis, costs, and the need for trained operating personnel limit their widespread usage.

Microfluidics based lab-on-a-chip (LOC) systems offer a promising alternative in this direction for the development of miniaturized and portable water quality monitoring platforms. The chapter provides an overview of lab-on-a-chip technology and the advantages it offers in comparison to conventional methods for water quality analysis. Various types of substrate materials, fabrication techniques for developing lab-on-a-chip devices have been discussed. A summary illustrating the devices developed for the determination of chemical and biological contaminants in water over recent years is presented. The challenges and future directions of development of LOC technology for successful practical implementation are also highlighted.

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Abbreviations

AAS:: Atomic absorbance spectroscopy
BOD:: Biochemical oxygen demand
BPA:: Bisphenol A
COC:: Cyclic olefin copolymer
DFR:: Dry film resist
DNA:: Deoxyribonucleic acid
DOC:: Dissolved oxygen concentration
GC-MS:: Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
HLF:: Humic-like fluorescence
ICP-OES:: Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry
LC-MS:: Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry
LIF:: Laser-induced fluorescence
LOC :: Lab-on-a-chip
PDMS:: Polydimethylsiloxane
PMMA :: Polymethyl methacrylate
PTFE:: Polytetrafluoroethylene
RO:: Reverse osmosis
TLF:: Tryptophan-like fluorescence
μPAD :: Microfluidic paper-based analytical device
μPESI:: Micropillar array electrospray ionization
μ-TAS :: Micro total analytical systems

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Kapoor, A., Balasubramanian, S., Muthamilselvi, P., Vaishampayan, V., Prabhakar, S. (2020). Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Water Quality Monitoring. In: Inamuddin, Asiri, A. (eds) Nanosensor Technologies for Environmental Monitoring. Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45116-5_15

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