Paper-Based Microfluidic Sensors
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 November 2020) | Viewed by 5711
Special Issue Editor
Interests: analytical chemistry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Distributed screening diagnostics is of great importance, especially during isolation, which almost the entire world is currently undergoing, as a result of the SARS-COV-19 pandemic situation. It is hoped that paper-based microfluidic systems can achieve fast, effective, and safe diagnostics that can be carried out at home or in physicians’ offices. Such a conclusion can be drawn from analyzing the huge interest of scientists around the world in this type of analytical systems. Paper-based diagnostic systems are so attractive because they eliminate the requirement for specialized measuring instruments. In many laboratories, research related to the methodologies for the fabrication of paper systems, both two and three-dimensional, are carried out and modern techniques of immobilizing reagents and biomolecules are being developed.
In addition, much attention is dedicated to the use of commonly available devices, such as smartphones, to develop a new approach for the quantification of electrochemical or optical analytical signals. Solutions developed now have a unique opportunity to become a practice of everyday life in the near future. This Special Issue will collect the latest research results related to the technological and chemical aspects of the production and operation of paper-based microfluidic sensors.
Dr. Łukasz Tymecki
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Paper-based microfluidic sensors
- Paper-based microfluidic systems
- Distance-based paper analytical systems
- (bio)immobilization in paper-based systems
- Novel signal acquisition strategies in paper-based systems
- Rapid prototyping (3d printing) assisting with paper-based microfluidics
- Point-of-care testing with paper-based systems
