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Paper‐Based Inkjet‐Printed Microfluidic Analytical Devices

2015; Wiley; Volume: 54; Issue: 18 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1002/anie.201411508

1521-3773

Kentaro Yamada, Terence G. Henares, Koji Suzuki, Daniel Citterio,

Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation

Rapid, precise, and reproducible deposition of a broad variety of functional materials, including analytical assay reagents and biomolecules, has made inkjet printing an effective tool for the fabrication of microanalytical devices. A ubiquitous office device as simple as a standard desktop printer with its multiple ink cartridges can be used for this purpose. This Review discusses the combination of inkjet printing technology with paper as a printing substrate for the fabrication of microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs), which have developed into a fast-growing new field in analytical chemistry. After introducing the fundamentals of μPADs and inkjet printing, it touches on topics such as the microfluidic patterning of paper, tailored arrangement of materials, and functionalities achievable exclusively by the inkjet deposition of analytical assay components, before concluding with an outlook on future perspectives.