Issue 12, 2016

Recent advancements in ion concentration polarization

Abstract

In this minireview, we discuss advancements in ion concentration polarization (ICP)-based preconcentration, separation, desalination, and dielectrophoresis that have been made over the past three years. ICP as a means of controlling the distribution of the ions and electric field in a microfluidic device has rapidly expanded its areas of application. Recent advancements have focused on the development of ion-permselective materials with tunable dimensions and surface chemistry, adaptation to paper microfluidics, higher-throughput device geometries, and coupling ICP with other separation (isotachophoresis and dielectrophoresis) and fluidic (valve and droplet microfluidic) strategies. These studies have made great strides toward solving real-world problems such as low-cost and rapid analysis, accessible desalination technology, and single-cell research tools.

Graphical abstract: Recent advancements in ion concentration polarization

Article information

Article type
Minireview
Submitted
25 jan 2016
Accepted
03 mar 2016
First published
04 mar 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Analyst, 2016,141, 3496-3510

Recent advancements in ion concentration polarization

M. Li and Robbyn. K. Anand, Analyst, 2016, 141, 3496 DOI: 10.1039/C6AN00194G

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