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Designing paper-based immunoassays for biomedical applications

  • University of Massachusetts Boston
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Paper-based sensors and assays have been highly attractive for numerous biological applications, including rapid diagnostics and assays for disease detection, food safety, and clinical care. In particular, the paper immunoassay has helped drive many applications in global health due to its low cost and simplicity of operation. This review is aimed at examining the fundamentals of the technology, as well as different implementations of paper-based assays and discuss novel strategies for improving their sensitivity, performance, or enabling new capabilities. These innovations can be categorized into using unique nanoparticle materials and structures for detection via different techniques, novel biological species for recognizing biomarkers, or innovative device design and/or architecture.

Original languageEnglish
Article number554
JournalSensors (Switzerland)
Volume19
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2019

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Information Systems
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biochemistry
  • Instrumentation
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Keywords

  • Biological sensors
  • Dipstick assay
  • Lateral flow assay
  • Paper-based immunoassays
  • Rapid diagnostics

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