Development of an integrated microfluidic platform for dynamic oxygen sensing and delivery in a flowing medium

Lab Chip. 2005 Oct;5(10):1059-66. doi: 10.1039/b508097e. Epub 2005 Aug 25.

Abstract

This paper describes a platform for real-time sensing of dissolved oxygen in a flowing microfluidic environment using an oxygen-sensitive luminescent dye (platinum octaethylporphyrin ketone) integrated into a micro-oxygenator device. Using a phase-based detection method, the luminescent decay lifetime of the dye was consistent with the linear Stern-Volmer relationship using both gaseous and aqueous samples. Maximum sensor resolution varied between 120-780 ppb across a range of dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations ranging from 0-42.5 ppm. The sensor was subsequently used to determine the convective mass-transfer characteristics of a multi-layer polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidic oxygenator. The membrane-based oxygenator showed excellent agreement with an analytical convection model, and the integrated oxygen sensor was accurate across a wide range of tested flow rates (0.05-5 mL min(-1)). The device is unique for its ease of fabrication and highly flexible configuration, as well as the novel incorporation of oxygen delivery and detection in a single micro-device. Potential applications include tissue engineering, cell culturing, and miniaturized bio-assays that require the delivery and/or detection of precise quantities of oxygen within a microfluidic construct.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Biological Assay
  • Biosensing Techniques
  • Calibration
  • Capillaries
  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes / chemistry
  • Electrochemistry
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Microfluidics
  • Miniaturization
  • Oxygen / chemistry
  • Oxygen / metabolism*
  • Silicones / chemistry
  • Time Factors
  • Tissue Engineering / methods

Substances

  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes
  • Silicones
  • baysilon
  • Oxygen