Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs) have garnered significant interest as a
promising analytical platform in the past decade. Compared with traditional microfluidics …

Paper-based microfluidics is the branch of microfluidics involving devices made out of
paper, or other porous membranes, that wick fluids by capillary action. Paper-based …

Paper-based analytical devices introduce an innovative platform technology for fluid
handling and analysis, with wide range of applications, promoting low cost, ease of …

Paper has been used as a substrate material in analytical testing for centuries, with scientific
reports dating back to the early 1800s with litmus paper. 1 As a substrate material, paper …

Point-of-care devices were originally designed to allow medical testing at or near the point of
care by health-care professionals. Some point-of-care devices allow medical self-testing at …

A wide range of applications are possible with paper-based analytical devices, which are
low priced, easy to fabricate and operate, and require no specialized equipment. Paper …

Nowadays ELISA is considered to be the troy horse for the routine clinical practice. This
widely applied technique offers specific detection of a wide variety of target analytes in …

Readily deployable, low-cost point-of-care medical devices such as lateral flow assays
(LFAs), microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs), and microfluidic thread-based …

The fast detection of trace amounts of hazardous contaminations can prevent serious
damage to the environment. Paper-based sensors offer a new perspective on the world of …

Microfluidic paper-based devices (μPADs) and wearable devices have been highly studied
to be used as diagnostic tools due to their advantages such as simplicity and ability to …