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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biotechnology

Background:

  • Conventional paper-based microfluidic devices suffer from non-uniform flow profiles, limiting their analytical performance.
  • Photonic crystals offer unique optical and structural properties that can be leveraged for advanced sensing applications.
  • Nitrocellulose is a versatile material for fabricating microfluidic devices, but its inherent properties can be further enhanced.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a pseudo-paper microfluidic chip utilizing patterned photonic nitrocellulose.
  • To investigate the impact of photonic nitrocellulose structure on fluid dynamics within microchannels.
  • To demonstrate the utility of the photonic nitrocellulose chip for sensitive and label-free biomarker detection.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of photonic nitrocellulose via self-assembled monodisperse SiO2 nanoparticles as templates, creating an inverse-opal structure.
  • Integration of photonic nitrocellulose into microfluidic channels to form a pseudo-paper chip.
  • Characterization of fluid flow profiles and wicking rates.
  • Demonstration of multiplexed fluorescent detection of cancer biomarkers and label-free detection of human immunoglobin G.

Main Results:

  • The pseudo-paper chip exhibits a more uniform aqueous solution flow profile compared to conventional paper microfluidic chips.
  • Wicking rates can be precisely controlled by adjusting the SiO2 nanoparticle diameter, influencing pore size.
  • Enhanced fluorescent intensity was achieved for multiplexed cancer biomarker detection.
  • Label-free detection of human immunoglobin G was successfully demonstrated using the structure color of photonic nitrocellulose.

Conclusions:

  • The photonic nitrocellulose pseudo-paper microfluidic chip offers superior fluid control and enhanced detection capabilities.
  • This technology holds significant potential for developing advanced diagnostic tools for biomarker analysis.
  • The tunable properties of photonic nitrocellulose open avenues for diverse microfluidic sensing applications.