CPC B01L 3/502753 (2013.01) [F01M 11/10 (2013.01); G01J 3/10 (2013.01); G01N 33/2858 (2013.01); G01N 33/2888 (2013.01); B01L 2300/0681 (2013.01); F01M 2011/1413 (2013.01); F01M 2011/144 (2013.01)] | 25 Claims |
1. A microfluidic system for monitoring the condition of lubricating oil comprising:
a microfluidic device comprising at least one microchannel configured to allow a sample of lubricating oil to pass therethrough as a laminar flow; and a
at least one separating device configured to selectively separate at least one component from the lubricating oil in the fluid flow, wherein the at least one separating device comprises a diffusion extractor configured to allow diffusion across the fluid interface of parallel fluid streams;
wherein the microfluidic system comprises a detector device configured to detect the presence and/or measure at least one property of the at least one component passing through the microfluidic device after separation in the at least one microchannel.
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