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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2018
Masoud Agah, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Muhammad Akbar, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Apoorva Garg, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Leyla Nazhandali, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Hamza Shakeel, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Masoud Agah, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Muhammad Akbar, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Apoorva Garg, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Leyla Nazhandali, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Hamza Shakeel, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc., Blacksburg, VA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a detector and method for detecting substances in complex mixtures. The detector includes a microfabricated preconcentrator, a separation column with an on-chip thermal conductivity detector, a controller for controlling flow and thermal management and a user interface. The thermal conductivity detector includes a first resistor located at an inlet of the separation column and a second resistor located at an outlet of the separation column.