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ArticleNPJ microgravity2023

Operation of a programmable microfluidic organic analyzer under microgravity conditions simulating space flight environments.

Zachary Estlack, Matin Golozar, Anna L Butterworth, Richard A Mathies, Jungkyu Kim

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Article in NPJ microgravity, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Zachary EstlackDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6846-0634
Matin GolozarSpace Sciences Laboratory, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1133-1588
Anna L ButterworthSpace Sciences Laboratory, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
Richard A MathiesSpace Sciences Laboratory, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6921-2747
Jungkyu KimDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA. jkim@mech.utah.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3691-6953

Funding

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 80NSSC21K0447
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A programmable microfluidic organic analyzer was developed for detecting life signatures beyond Earth and clinical monitoring of astronaut health. Extensive environmental tests, including various gravitational environments, are required to confirm the functionality of this analyzer and advance its overall Technology Readiness Level. This work examines how the programmable microfluidic analyzer performed under simulated Lunar, Martian, zero, and hypergravity conditions during a parabolic flight. We confirmed that the functionality of the programmable microfluidic analyzer was minimally affected by the significant changes in the gravitational field, thus paving the way for its use in a variety of space mission opportunities.

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PMID37286631
PMCPMC10247770

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