Capillary-driven toner-based microfluidic devices for clinical diagnostics with colorimetric detection

Anal Chem. 2012 Nov 6;84(21):9002-7. doi: 10.1021/ac302506k. Epub 2012 Oct 26.

Abstract

The fabrication of toner-based microfluidic devices to perform clinical diagnostics with capillary action and colorimetric detection is described in this report. Test zones and microfluidic channels were drawn in a graphic software package and laser printed on a polyester film. The printed layout and its mirror image were aligned with an intermediary cut-through polyester film and then thermally laminated together at 150 °C at 60 cm/min to obtain a channel with ca. 100-μm depth. Colorimetric assays for glucose, protein, and cholesterol were successfully performed using a desktop scanner. The limit of detection (LD) values found for protein, cholesterol, and glucose were 8, 0.2, and 0.3 mg/mL, respectively. The relative standard deviation (RSD) values for an interdevices comparison were 6%, 1%, and 3% for protein, cholesterol, and glucose, respectively. Bioassays were successfully performed on toner-based devices stored at different temperatures during five consecutive days without loss of activity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biological Assay
  • Blood Chemical Analysis
  • Colorimetry / instrumentation*
  • Diagnosis
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / instrumentation*