Question
MicroPADs are microfluidic devices made out of this material. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this cheap material derived from pulped cellulose.
ANSWER: paper
[10m] In point-of-care mass spectrometry, liquids wick through a paper micro-PAD, then are released by a spray that performs this process on the analyte. This process also converts gases to plasmas.
ANSWER: ionization [or ionizing; or forming ions; prompt on charging or loss of electrons]
[10h] Paper is used to concentrate the analyte in wearable biosensors that rely on the surface-enhanced form of this analytical assay. This technique measures the weak vibrational transitions that resonate with the energy difference between incident and emitted scattered light.
ANSWER: Raman spectroscopy [or Raman scattering; or surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy or SERS]
<Adam Silverman, Science - Chemistry> ~22769~ <Editor: Adam Silverman>
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 PACE NSC | 06/08/2024 | Y | 36 | 16.39 | 81% | 69% | 14% |