Microfluidics for Environmental Monitoring

Environmental pollution has continuously been a major threat due to fast-growing anthropogenic activities resulting from civilization and industrialization. Monitoring contaminants in the air, water, and soil matrices such as heavy metals, pesticides, nutrients, microorganisms, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), etc. is essential to maintain human health.

Microfluidic devices have emerged as advantageous tools for detecting environmental contaminants due to their portability, ease of use, cost-effectiveness, and rapid response capabilities. These devices have wide-ranging applications in environmental monitoring of air, water, and soil matrices, and have also been applied to agricultural monitoring.

Microfluidic Devices for Environmental Monitoring

Based on the materials used for fabrication, the microfluidic devices used for environmental applications include:

• Paper-based analytical devices (µPADs)
• Thread-based analytical devices(µTADs)
• Cloth-based analytical devices (µCADs)
• Polymer-based analytical devices

Detection Techniques

Due to high compatibility, microfluidics system can be integrated with multiple detection techniques for environmental quality monitoring.

• Fluorescence-based microfluidic system
• Electrochemistry-based microfluidic system
• Colorimetry-based microfluidic system
• Chemiluminescence-based microfluidic system
• Photo-electrochemistry-based microfluidic system
• Absorbance-based microfluidic system
• Quartz Crystal Microbalance-based microfluidic system
• Surface Plasmon Resonance-based microfluidic system

Advantage of Microfluidics Technology for Environmental Monitoring

• Reduce Sample Volume and Reagent Consumption
• High Sensitivity, Precision, and Control
• Rapid Analysis and Multiplexing

What We Can Do for You

STEMart uses microfluidics technology to offer a comprehensive environmental monitoring services which include but not limit to:

• Water Monitoring
• Soil Monitoring
• Agricultural Products Monitoring

For more information about our environmental monitoring service, please contact us.