Two-ply channels for faster wicking in paper-based microfluidic devices.

Publication Year
2015

Type

Journal Article
Abstract

This article describes the development of porous two-ply channels for paper-based microfluidic devices that wick fluids significantly faster than conventional, porous, single-ply channels. The two-ply channels were made by stacking two single-ply channels on top of each other and were fabricated entirely out of paper, wax and toner using two commercially available printers, a convection oven and a thermal laminator. The wicking in paper-based channels was studied and modeled using a modified Lucas-Washburn equation to account for the effect of evaporation, and a paper-based titration device incorporating two-ply channels was demonstrated.

Journal
Lab Chip
Volume
15
Issue
23
Pages
4461-6
Date Published
2015 Dec 07
ISSN Number
1473-0189
Alternate Journal
Lab Chip
PMID
26477676