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DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF A MILLIREACTOR SYSTEM WITH A pH-SENSITIVE COATING

Description: The innovation is the development of a millireactor system with a pH-responsive sensor coating on the surface of the channel. The use of the sol-gel method with specific precursors and a pH indicator to produce a sensor layer and stereolithography (SLA), a 3D printing technology to produce the millireactors, are both innovative approaches.

The innovation is the development of a millireactor system with a pH-responsive sensor coating on the surface of the channel. The use of the sol-gel method with specific precursors and a pH indicator to produce a sensor layer and stereolithography (SLA), a 3D printing technology to produce the millireactors, are both innovative approaches. The main goal is to obtain a functional pH sensor film that can react in real time (on-line) in the millireactor channels. The innovation lies in the development of a highly sensitive and reliable pH sensor film that can detect pH changes within a short period of time. The use of 3D printing technology to fabricate the millireactors also demonstrates an innovative approach to the design and fabrication of microfluidic devices. This innovation has significant implications for various applications such as drug discovery, chemical synthesis, and biological analysis, where precise control of pH is critical to the success of experiments. It also facilitates the development of flow systems that can be used in Industry 4.0.

Organisation: University of Zagreb Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology

Innovator(s): MARIJAN-PERE MARKOVIC, IVAN KARLO CINGESAR, PETAR KASSAL, DOMAGOJ VRSALJKO

Category: Chemistry

Country: Croatia (Hrvatska)

Gold Award