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A simply fabricated microfluidic device integrated with a fluorescence detection system has been developed for on-line determination of ammonium in aqueous samples. A 365-nm light-emitting diode (LED) as an excitation source and a minor band pass filter were mounted into a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based microchip for the purpose of miniaturization of the entire analytical system. The ammonium sample reacted with o-phthaldialdehyde (OPA) on-chip with sodium sulfite as reducing reagent to produce a fluorescent isoindole derivative, which can emit fluorescence signal at about 425 nm when excited at 365 nm. Effects of pH, flow rate of solutions, concentrations of OPA-reagent, phosphate and sulfite salt were investigated. The calibration curve of ammonium in the range of 0.018-1.8 mu g/mL showed a good linear relationship with R-2 = 0.9985, and the detection limit was (S/N = 3) 3.6 x 10(-4) mu g/mL. The relative standard deviation was 2.8% (n = 11) by calculating at 0.18 mu g/mL ammonium for repeated detection. The system was applied to determine the ammonium concentration in rain and river waters, even extent to other analytes fluorescence detection by the presented device.
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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ISSN: 1001-0742
CN: 11-2629/X
Year: 2012
Issue: 3
Volume: 24
Page: 564-570
1 . 7 7 3
JCR@2012
5 . 9 0 0
JCR@2023
ESI Discipline: ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY;
JCR Journal Grade:2
CAS Journal Grade:4
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SCOPUS Cited Count: 32
ESI Highly Cited Papers on the List: 0 Unfold All
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30 Days PV: 2
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