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BIOMICROFLUIDICS
Volume 8, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/1.4902246
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- Ministry of Science and Technology (Taiwan) [100-2221-E-006-110-MY2, 101-2221-E-006-106-MY2]
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Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (mu PADs) are widely used for performing diagnostic assays. However, in many assays, time-delay valves are required to improve the sensitivity and specificity of the results. Accordingly, this study presents a simple, low-cost method for realizing time-delay valves using a color wax printing process. In the proposed approach, the time-delay effect is controlled through a careful selection of both the color and the saturation of the wax content. The validity of the proposed method is demonstrated by performing nitrite and oxalate assays using both a simple two-dimensional mu PAD and a three-dimensional mu PAD incorporating a colored wax-printed timer. The experimental results confirm that the flow time can be controlled through an appropriate selection of the color and the wax content. In addition, it is shown that nitrite and oxalate assays can be performed simultaneously on a single device. In general, the results presented in this study show that the proposed mu PADs provide a feasible low-cost alternative to conventional methods for performing diagnostic assays. (C) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC.
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