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Triboelectric effect as a new strategy for sealing and controlling the flow in paper-based devices
Everson T S G da Silva1, Murilo Santhiago, Fabrício R de Souza
1Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry-Unicamp, P.O. Box 6154, 13084-974, Campinas-SP, Brazil. kubota@iqm.unicamp.br.
Lab on a Chip
|February 17, 2015
Abstract:
We reported here for the first time that triboelectric charges on PET sheets can be used to seal and control the flow rate in paper-based devices. The proposed method exhibits simplicity and low cost, provides reversible sealing and minimizes the effect of sample evaporation.
