Utilization of functionalized paper-based microfluidic devices for the detection and characterization of starch in milk
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: We pronounce a quick cost-effective, and one-of-a-kind single-step approach for fabricating paper-based devices by using correction pens instead of expensive materials. The highlighted areas were filled with Deposits from the correction pen and the surroundings were coated with wax, showing that will have a wide range of aqueous resistances. In the transverse direction, favorable natural convection occurs during the process along the axial direction of the fabricated paper channel. Due to its cost-effectiveness, the platform is believed to be ideally suited for chemical sensing and point-of-care applications, as well as diagnostics in resource-limited settings. We show that a lab-on-a-chip method based on paper can be used for colorimetric analysis to identify both qualitative and quantitative changes in milk caused by the presence of starch impurities. The challenges of sample storage, handling, and transport to the laboratory are circumvented by combining detection technology with smartphone imagery that permits on-site data collection. Diagnostic and sensing applications in low-resource settings, such as those seen in developing nations, can now use this technology.
Authors: K. Anitha, T. Aravind, S. Praveen Kumar
Institution: Saveetha University
Language: English
Subfield: Biomedical Engineering
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $323
OpenAlex ID: W4404251929