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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Analytical Chemistry

Background:

  • Nitrocellulose membranes are widely used in point-of-care diagnostic devices.
  • Fabrication of microfluidic channels in nitrocellulose often involves complex or costly methods.
  • Existing techniques have limitations in achieving small feature sizes for high-resolution fluidic control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present a simple, low-cost, and reproducible method for fabricating microfluidic devices in nitrocellulose.
  • To demonstrate the capability of creating precise hydrophobic barriers and hydrophilic channels using a laser-based technique.
  • To validate the performance of the fabricated devices in a biological assay.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a laser-based direct-write technique to induce photopolymerization within nitrocellulose.
  • Created hydrophobic barriers that define interconnected hydrophilic fluidic pathways.
  • Fabricated microfluidic channels with lateral dimensions around 100 μm and barrier widths around 60 μm.
  • Performed a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for C-reactive protein detection.

Main Results:

  • Achieved reproducible fabrication of microfluidic devices in nitrocellulose.
  • Demonstrated the formation of hydrophobic barriers and hydrophilic channels with sub-100 μm dimensions.
  • Obtained channel and barrier dimensions significantly smaller than those from other nitrocellulose fabrication methods.
  • Successfully detected C-reactive protein using a proof-of-principle enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Conclusions:

  • The laser-based direct-write method offers a cost-effective and efficient approach for microfluidic device fabrication in nitrocellulose.
  • This technique enables the creation of high-resolution fluidic patterns suitable for sensitive diagnostic applications.
  • The demonstrated C-reactive protein detection highlights the potential of these nitrocellulose microfluidic devices for point-of-care testing.