Programmable delay in paper-based devices using laser direct writing

• 作 者: PeijunJ.W.He;IoannisN.Katis;RobertW.Eason;CollinL.Sones;
• 机 构: Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ,U.K.
• 出 处: 2016年大连国际微纳流体和微流控芯片大会(2016 International Conference of Micro
• 发表日期: 2016年期

　　Demand for low-cost alternatives to conventional medical diagnostic tools has been the driving force that has spurred significant developments in the diagnostics field.Paper-based fluidics, proposed by the Whitesides group in 2007 has been regarded as one such alternative, and consequently, this field has been progressing rapidly and a range of paper-based fluidic devices that implement different assays have since been demonstrated.Research into the development of methodologies that control, and in particular delay the flow of fluids in these devices is an urgently needed requirement that would enable greater functionalities in such paper-based devices.