Developing internal fiber chromatography, a new column designed for liquid, gas and supercritical fluid chromatography

The research will lead to the development of a new device capable of separating hundreds of compounds in a complex mixture as they travel through a newly designed apparatus. The device will drastically improve on existing technology and the interns will work to model how the device works and develop ways to model its function then build and test a variety of prototypes. In one form of the device fiber optics will be used to permit the use of specific frequencies of light to selectively energize some specific compounds while leaving others retained on the device. The device will enable faster and more selective chemical analysis for many different applications from detection of biomarkers of disease to monitoring pollutants in the environment.

Faculty Supervisor:

Mina Hoorfar;Homayoun Najjaran;Wesley Zandberg

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Partner:

Supra Research and Development

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of British Columbia - Okanagan

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