Paper-based stacked reverse electrodialysis cells for energy generation from salinity gradient
(2021) Micro and nano Engineering Conference — Location: Torino (Italy) (20.September.2021)
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- The recently emerging microfluidic paper-based electrochemical devices (μPED) take advantage of both the capillarity of the paper and electrical detection in order to achieve low-cost, point-of-care and environmental-friendly analysis. The former eliminates active external pump requirement, while the latter allows for quantitative analysis. However, the electrical components still need external power sources to work, losing the portability advantage of paper-based analytical devices. A solution is to integrate the power source directly in the μPED to create a self-powered sensor [1]. In this work, a paper-based stacked reverse electrodialysis (RED) cells is investigated as a potential power source. First, an innovative, accessible, and cost-efficient fabrication process is proposed to set up a paperbased stacked RED cell. Secondly, a microfluidic analytical model is investigated to characterize the cell efficiency. Finally, we successfully evaluate the power generation of the innovative paper-based RED device.
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Moumneh, R., Hanus, R., Le Brun, G., Raskin, J.-P., & Francis, L. (2021). Paper-based stacked reverse electrodialysis cells for energy generation from salinity gradient. Micro and nano Engineering Conference, Torino (Italy). https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/112758