Date of Award
6-5-2015
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Santa Clara : Santa Clara University, 2015.
Departments
Electrical Engineering; Computer Engineering
First Advisor
Silvia Figueira
Second Advisor
Shoba Krishnan
Abstract
AquaSift is a portable, affordable, point-of-use system that performs microfluidic detection of contaminants in drinking water. It comprises four main components: a three-electrode sensor, a potentiostat circuit device, an Android application, and an online database. It utilizes three-electrode voltammetry by applying a voltage stimulus across the electrodes and reading the induced current on the water sample. Testing has shown that our system is able to detect arsenic in solution samples. The Android application serves as the user interface to the system, and the online database allows the mapping of test results on an easy-to-use website.
Recommended Citation
Beyers, Daniel; Tan, Jasper; and Young, Brandon, "AquaSift: point-of-use microfluidic detection system" (2015). Interdisciplinary Design Senior Theses. 10.
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/idp_senior/10