TY - GEN
T1 - Centrifugally enhanced paper microfluidics
AU - Godino, Neus
AU - Comaskey, Eamon
AU - Gorkin, Robert
AU - Ducrée, Jens
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Fluid flow in paper is currently limited by capillary forces. Here we show how capillary flow control can be improved by integrating paper sectors in lab-on-a-disc platforms. To this end we combine the rotationally controlled centrifugal force with the capillary action to enable basic liquid handling steps such as blood separation, liquid recirculation, liquid routing and valving. The integration of simple paper strips in polymeric devices is a step towards an advanced assay automation and high-performance sample preparation for using paper in point of care diagnostic devices.
AB - Fluid flow in paper is currently limited by capillary forces. Here we show how capillary flow control can be improved by integrating paper sectors in lab-on-a-disc platforms. To this end we combine the rotationally controlled centrifugal force with the capillary action to enable basic liquid handling steps such as blood separation, liquid recirculation, liquid routing and valving. The integration of simple paper strips in polymeric devices is a step towards an advanced assay automation and high-performance sample preparation for using paper in point of care diagnostic devices.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84860474802&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/MEMSYS.2012.6170187
DO - 10.1109/MEMSYS.2012.6170187
M3 - Conference Paper
AN - SCOPUS:84860474802
SN - 9781467303248
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
SP - 1017
EP - 1020
BT - 2012 IEEE 25th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2012
T2 - 2012 IEEE 25th International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2012
Y2 - 29 January 2012 through 2 February 2012
ER -