Eco-friendly electrochemical lab-on-paper for heavy metal detection
Mariana Medina-Sánchez1, Miquel Cadevall1,2, Josep Ros2
1Nanobioelectronics and Biosensor Group, Institut Catala de Nanociencia y Nanotecnologia (ICN2), Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra, 08193, Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract:
A disposable electrochemical lateral flow paper-based sensing device for heavy metal detection is proposed. The quantification of lead and cadmium in aqueous samples is demonstrated in a range from 10 to 100 ppb with a limit of detection of 7 and 11 ppb respectively. Moreover, the platform itself, which is made of paper, served as a sample pretreatment material due to its filtering properties. Real samples, especially in which the matrix is usually turbid and would in principle need a previous filtration, are successfully analyzed. This lab-on-paper device is simple, low cost, easy to fabricate, and portable, being a promising tool for new point-of-care applications in environmental monitoring, public health, and food safety.
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