The use of an acoustic levitator as a contactless sample holder
- Many of todays analytical problems are characterized through small sample volumes and can only be solved through a corresponding miniaturisation of the analytical instrumentation. Handling of small sample volumes is inherently difficult due analytical blanks, contamination, and sorption processes on the walls of the containers which are employed during analytical procedures. Acoustic levitation is a powerful tool for contact-less sample handling of solid, liquid, and certain gaseous samples. In addition, levitation permits a chemical pre-treatment such as enrichment, extraction, and derivatisation as well as combination with other analytical techniques such as optical spectroscopy or mass spectrometry. Acoustically levitated liquid and solid samples are typically in a range between 0.005 - 5 µl (diameter 0.2 - 2 mm respectively) and are suspended in a gaseous environment by a stationary ultrasonic field (nodes of a standing wave). Acoustic levitation avoids sample contamination andMany of todays analytical problems are characterized through small sample volumes and can only be solved through a corresponding miniaturisation of the analytical instrumentation. Handling of small sample volumes is inherently difficult due analytical blanks, contamination, and sorption processes on the walls of the containers which are employed during analytical procedures. Acoustic levitation is a powerful tool for contact-less sample handling of solid, liquid, and certain gaseous samples. In addition, levitation permits a chemical pre-treatment such as enrichment, extraction, and derivatisation as well as combination with other analytical techniques such as optical spectroscopy or mass spectrometry. Acoustically levitated liquid and solid samples are typically in a range between 0.005 - 5 µl (diameter 0.2 - 2 mm respectively) and are suspended in a gaseous environment by a stationary ultrasonic field (nodes of a standing wave). Acoustic levitation avoids sample contamination and sorption processes by container walls, but suffers from evaporation and loss of solvents. To balance evaporation and condensation on levitated drops during the experiments, techniques of contact-less droplet size monitoring and solvent and reagent supply have been developed. The advantages of acoustic levitation are demonstrated for on line analysis of crystallisation in a levitated droplet. The evaporation and formation of crystals is observed via time-resolved X-ray diffraction at BESSY. In this way, a high-throughput analysis for polymorphs seems feasible. Future work will be devoted to adaptation of a binding assay with receptors, antibodies or enzymes. Special emphasis will be on homogeneous immunoassays such as fluorescence polarisation immunoassays (FPIA) or apo-enzyme reactivation immunoassay systems (ARIS) combined with laser-induced fluorescence (LIF). This offers the opportunity to study the kinetics of the bio-macromolecule interactions without any wall effects which can have a significant influence on the apparent performance of bioanalytical assays.…
MetadatenAutor*innen: | Jork Leiterer |
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Koautor*innen: | Franziska Emmerling, Andreas Thünemann, Ulrich Panne |
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Dokumenttyp: | Posterpräsentation |
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Veröffentlichungsform: | Präsentation |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
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Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | 1. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Prozessanalytik der GDCh, BAM |
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Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2006 |
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Veranstaltung: | 1. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreises Prozessanalytik der GDCh, BAM |
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Veranstaltungsort: | Berlin, Germany |
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Beginndatum der Veranstaltung: | 2006-03-20 |
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Enddatum der Veranstaltung: | 2006-03-22 |
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Verfügbarkeit des Dokuments: | Datei im Netzwerk der BAM verfügbar ("Closed Access") |
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Datum der Freischaltung: | 19.02.2016 |
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Referierte Publikation: | Nein |
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