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Paper-Based Diagnostic Devices, Spencer A. Schultz, Isabelle C. Noxon, Tyler A. Sisley, Andres W. Martinez
Paper-Based Diagnostic Devices, Spencer A. Schultz, Isabelle C. Noxon, Tyler A. Sisley, Andres W. Martinez
Chemistry and Biochemistry
This chapter will provide an overview of existing diagnostic devices made primarily out of paper and then focus on paper-based microfluidic devices, the next generation of paper-based diagnostic devices that promises to extend the use of paper as a material for fabricating diagnostic devices well into the future.
Chapter Contents:
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Current paper-based diagnostic devices
- 2.2.1 Dipstick devices
- 2.2.2 Lateral-flow devices
- 2.2.2.1 Vertical-flow devices
- 2.2.3 Paper-based arrays
- 2.3 Paper-based microfluidic devices
- 2.3.1 Fabrication of paper-based microfluidic devices
- 2.3.2 Applications of paper-based microfluidic devices
- 2.4 Conclusions
- References