Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (µPADs) for fast and ultrasensitive sensing of biomarkers and monitoring of diseases

• Main Authors: Abdollah Abdollahi-Aghdam, Mir Reza Majidi, Yadollah Omidi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2018-07-01
• Series: BioImpacts
• Subjects: analytical techniques; paper-based microfluidics; µpads; sensing; monitoring of diseases; molecular diagnosis
• Online Access: https://bi.tbzmed.ac.ir/PDF/bi-8-237.pdf

Through the development of analytical techniques, microscaled devices have displayed attractive advantages, including ultrasensitive detection and analysis, cost-effectiveness, portability, process integrity, multi-process functionality, and in-situ analysis. In the last decade, a new generation of analytical devices has emerged based on the cellulose materials – so-called microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (µPADs) – a field that will change the face of the diagnosis of different diseases and sensing of a wide range of biological/chemical/biochemical phenomena. The main aim of the current editorial is to highlight the importance of the µPADs in the research and development of diagnostic devices and pharmaceuticals.