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Microfluidic paper-based analytical device by using Pt nanoparticles as highly active peroxidase mimic for
Jie Zheng1, Min Zhu2, Jiao Kong1
1Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Reaction Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, 230009, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
Herein, a simple microfluidic paper-based analytical device (μPAD) by using platinum nanoparticles (Pt NPs) as highly active peroxidase mimic for simultaneous determination of glucose and uric acid was fabricated. The μPAD consisted of one sample transportation layer, four paper-based detection chips, and two layers of hydrophobic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films. The four detection chips were immobilized with various chromogenic reagents, Pt NPs, and specific oxidase (glucose oxidase or uricase). H2O2 generated by specific enzymatic reactions could oxidize co-immobilized chromogenic reagents to produce colored products by using Pt NPs as efficient catalyst. The multi-layered structure of μPAD could effectively improve the color uniformity and color intensity. Total color intensity from each two detection chips modified with distinct chromogenic reagents were used for quantitative analysis of glucose and uric acid, respectively, resulting in significantly improved sensitivity. The linear range for glucose and uric acid detection was 0.01-5.0 mM and 0.01-2.5 mM, respectively. Satisfied results were obtained for glucose and uric acid detection in real serum samples. An easy-to-use smartphone APP was developed for convenient and intelligent detection. The developed μPAD integrated with smartphone as detector holds great applicability for simple and portable on-site analysis.
