Paper microfluidics goes digital.
basic_science · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1002/adma.201305168.
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Abstract
The first example of so-called "digital microfluidics" (DMF) implemented on paper by inkjet printing is reported. A sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is demonstrated as an example of a complex, multistep protocol that would be difficult to achieve with capillary-driven paper microfluidics. Furthermore, it is shown that paper-based DMF devices have comparable performance to traditional photolithographically patterned DMF devices at a fraction of the cost.
Medical subject headings
- Disposable Equipment
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Microfluidic Analytical Techniques
- Paper
- Printing, Three-Dimensional
- Reagent Strips
- Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted