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Everything about Paper-based microfluidics
Paper-based microfluidics are microfluidic devices that consist of a series of hydrophilic cellulose or nitrocellulose fibers that transport fluid from an inlet through the porous medium to a desired outlet or region of the device, by means of capillary action. This technology builds on the conventional lateral flow test which is capable of detecting many infectious agents and chemical contaminants. The main advantage of this is that it is largely a passively controlled device unlike more complex microfluidic devices. Development of paper-based microfluidic devices began in the early 21st century to meet a need for inexpensive and portable medical diagnostic systems. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Paper-based microfluidicsA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Recent advances in microfluidics-based paper analytical devices (µPADs) for biochemical sensors: From fabrication to detection techniquesInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Microfluidic paper-based analytical devicesThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Electrochemical Detection for Paper-Based MicrofluidicsCited 1,179 times
- Go sideways: Bio-MEMSA closely related topic
- Go sideways: MicrofluidicsA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Electrochemical Detection for Paper-Based Microfluidics
A perspective on paper-based microfluidics: Current status and future trends
Paper-based microfluidics: Simplified fabrication and assay methods
Beyond the lateral flow assay: A review of paper-based microfluidics
Wearable plasmonic paper–based microfluidics for continuous sweat analysis
Detection of heavy metal by paper-based microfluidics
Rational design of capillary-driven flows for paper-based microfluidics
Paper Microfluidics for Point-of-Care Blood-Based Analysis and Diagnostics
🆕 Influential since 2022
Recent advances in microfluidics-based paper analytical devices (µPADs) for biochemical sensors: From fabrication to detection techniques
Printed graphene-based electrochemical sensor with integrated paper microfluidics for rapid lidocaine detection in blood
Electrochemical Paper‐Based Microfluidics: Harnessing Capillary Flow for Advanced Diagnostics
Wearable electrochemical device based on butterfly-like paper-based microfluidics for pH and Na+ monitoring in sweat
All-Serotype Dengue Virus Detection through Multilayered Origami-Based Paper/Polymer Microfluidics
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Microfluidic paper-based analytical devicesAndres Wilde Martinez · 2009
Highly integrated microfluidics designDan E. Angelescu · 2011
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