Recommended Citation
Postprint version. Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 105, Issue 50, December 1, 2008, pages 19606-19611.
NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Andres W. Martinez was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1073/iti05008105.
Abstract
This article describes a method for fabricating 3D microfluidic devices by stacking layers of patterned paper and double-sided adhesive tape. Paper-based 3D microfluidic devices have capabilities in microfluidics that are difficult to achieve using conventional open-channel microsystems made from glass or polymers. In particular, 3D paper-based devices wick fluids and distribute microliter volumes of samples from single inlet points into arrays of detection zones (with numbers up to thousands). This capability makes it possible to carry out a range of new analytical protocols simply and inexpensively (all on a piece of paper) without external pumps. We demonstrate a prototype 3D device that tests 4 different samples for up to 4 different analytes and displays the results of the assays in a side-by-side configuration for easy comparison. Three-dimensional paper-based microfluidic devices are especially appropriate for use in distributed healthcare in the developing world and in environmental monitoring and water analysis.
Disciplines
Biochemistry | Chemistry
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