An on-chip whole blood/plasma separator using hetero-packed beads at the inlet of a microchannel

Lab Chip. 2012 Mar 7;12(5):863-6. doi: 10.1039/c2lc21009f. Epub 2012 Jan 25.

Abstract

A disposable rapid on-chip whole blood/plasma separator has been simply implemented by packing two different sizes of silica beads at the inlet of a microchannel for application to point-of-care (POC) clinical diagnostics. Our suggested technique can be utilized to implement an integrated microfilter for a wide range of Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) devices.

MeSH terms

  • Blood Chemical Analysis / methods*
  • Humans
  • Lab-On-A-Chip Devices*
  • Nanospheres
  • Particle Size
  • Plasma / chemistry*
  • Silicon Dioxide / chemistry*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Silicon Dioxide