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Furthermore, this tool has been used to study the electrokinetic transport in a hybrid micro-nanofluidic interconnect device, which is capable of controlling analyte transfer between the microchannels through a nanochannel under rest, injection and recovery stages of operation by varying the applied potential bias. During the injection stage, the phenomenon of ion accumulation and depletion is observed at the micro-nano interface region. Net volume charge in the depletion region gives rise to nonlinear electrokinetic transport during the recovery stage due to induced pressure, induced electroosmotic flow of the second kind and complex flow circulations. Analytical expressions derived for ion current variation are in agreement with the simulated results. 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Net volume charge in the depletion region gives rise to nonlinear electrokinetic transport during the recovery stage due to induced pressure, induced electroosmotic flow of the second kind and complex flow circulations. Analytical expressions derived for ion current variation are in agreement with the simulated results. 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