MICROFLUIDIC CHIP FOR STEAM DISTILLATION

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a microfluidic chip for steam distillation that can reduce usage of a sample solution to be detected and, thus, is applicable to a sample solution which is difficult to obtain.SOLUTION: The microfluidic chip for steam distillation includes a chip 1 and a condensing member 2. The chip 1 includes one steam inlet 11a and one steam outlet 11b, the steam inlet 11a and the steam outlet 11b are connected together by one micro flow channel 11, the micro flow channel 11 includes one first channel 111, one second channel 113 and one diametrically enlarged housing space 112, the first channel 111 connects the steam inlet 11a to the housing space 112, and the second channel 113 windingly connects the steam outlet 11b to the housing space 112. The condensing member 2 includes one condensing channel inlet 21a and one condensing channel outlet 21b, the condensing member 2 further includes one condensing channel 21, the condensing channel 21 windingly connects the condensing channel outlet 21 to the condensing channel outlet 21b, and the steam outlet 11b is communicated with the condensing channel inlet 21a. 【課題】検出しようとするサンプル溶液の用量を減らし、取得し難いサンプルの溶液に適用することができる。【解決手段】チップ１には一個の蒸気入口１１ａと一個の蒸気出口１１ｂが含まれ、蒸気入口１１ａと蒸気出口１１ｂの間は一個のマイクロ流路１１により連接され、マイクロ流路１１には一個の第一流路１１１、一個の第二流路１１３と一個の拡径の収容空間１１２が含まれ、第一流路１１１は蒸気入口１１ａおよび収容空間１１２と連接し、かつ第二流路１１３は蒸気出口１１ｂおよび収容空間１１２と曲がるように連接する。凝結部材２には一個の凝結路入口２１ａと一個の凝結路出口２１ｂが含まれ、凝結部材２には他に一個の凝結路２１が含まれ、凝結路２１は凝結路入口２１ａおよび凝結路出口２１ｂと曲がるように連接し、蒸気出口１１ｂは凝結路入口２１ａと連通するように構成されている。【選択図】図１