“…In the sponge-integrated device, an aqueous E-mail: kitagawa@hirosaki-u.ac.jp solution could be introduced into a whole microchannel within 70 s, only dripping to one reservoir, while improving the portability of MCE devices due to no need for an external pump. 17 Further developments in CE and MCE are expected for various analytical fields, including biological, clinical, environmental, industrial, and food analyses.…”