High-performance microcalorimeters: Design, applications and future development

Jianguo Feng, Vojtěch Svatoš, Xiaocheng Liu, Honglong Chang, Pavel Neužil

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Abstract

Microcalorimetry has been widely used to measure and characterize the heat change in phase transition, resolution mixing, and chemical/biochemical reactions. In this review, we discuss progress in the development of high-performance microfabricated calorimeters starting with their design, fluid handling, and temperature measurement. The considerations of chip design are highlighted. Then, a few representative applications are introduced and their chip parameters and properties are compared. Finally, trends and prospects of microcalorimeters for high-performance applications, such as enthalpy measurements in minute volumes of chemicals suitable for drug discovery as well as bio-applications in energy balance monitoring of living cells and investigation of their thermogenesis, are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)43-49
Number of pages7
JournalTrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry
Volume109
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2018

Keywords

  • Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry
  • Cell biology monitoring
  • Fluid handling
  • High performance
  • Microcalorimeter
  • Microelectromechanical system
  • Temperature sensing
  • Thermal isolation
  • Thermodynamic characterization

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