@article{MiyamotoSatoAbeetal.2016,
  author    = {Miyamoto, Ko-Ichiro and Sato, Takuya and Abe, Minami and Wagner, Torsten and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Yoshinobu, Tatsuo},
  title     = {Light-addressable potentiometric sensor as a sensing element in plug-based microfluidic devices},
  series = {Micromachines},
  volume    = {7},
  journal   = {Micromachines},
  number    = {7},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2072-666X},
  doi       = {10.3390/mi7070111},
  pages     = {111},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {A plug-based microfluidic system based on the principle of the light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) is proposed. The LAPS is a semiconductor-based chemical sensor, which has a free addressability of the measurement point on the sensing surface. By combining a microfluidic device and LAPS, ion sensing can be performed anywhere inside the microfluidic channel. In this study, the sample solution to be measured was introduced into the channel in a form of a plug with a volume in the range of microliters. Taking advantage of the light-addressability, the position of the plug could be monitored and pneumatically controlled. With the developed system, the pH value of a plug with a volume down to 400 nL could be measured. As an example of plug-based operation, two plugs were merged in the channel, and the pH change was detected by differential measurement.},
  language  = {en}
}