Using airflow-driven, evaporative gradients to improve sensitivity and fluid control in colorimetric paper-based assays

Abstract

An airflow based, evaporative enrichment method for use in microfluidic paper-based assays. The method is used for fluid control in a multistep assay and as a technique to improve sensitivity in colorimetric detection assays.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2021
Source ID
10.1039/d1lc00542a

Entities

People

  • Edward Wang
  • Rui Tang
  • Yu-Hwa Lo
  • Zhilin Guo

Organizations

  • Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
  • National Science Foundation
  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Molecular Genetics
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology