Wavy micro gas chromatography column

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PATENT NO 9921194
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15164841

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A wavy micro gas chromatography column includes a silicon substrate and a bonded glass cover. A micro channel having a rectangular cross section is etched on the silicon substrate and coated with a stationary phase film. A projection figure of the micro channel on the silicon substrate includes multiple regular wavy curves. Each wavy curve is formed through alternately connecting first upper arcs with first lower arcs. Because the groove has a curving structure, the carrier gas velocity is decreased as the increase of the arc angle, resulting in an improvement of the flow uniformity at the zones between two adjacent bends but also an enlarging nonsymmetric distribution at the bends. Thus, an optimal curving structure can make the overall flow more even, and in turn achieve a better separation performance compared to the straight channel columns. Meanwhile, a wavy channel realizes a longer column length on a given area.

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UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA611731 NO 2006 WEST AVENUE CHENGDU HI TECH ZONE (WEST DISTRICT SICHUAN) CHENGDU CITY SICHUAN PROVINCE 611731

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Du, Xiaosong Sichuan, CN 24 58
Jiang, Yadong Sichuan, CN 34 77
Wu, Penglin Sichuan, CN 2 3
Yuan, Huan Sichuan, CN 12 9
Zhao, Xulan Sichuan, CN 1 3

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