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

Lab Chip. 2015 Dec 7;15(23):4461-6. doi: 10.1039/c5lc01115a.

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.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Capillary Action*
  • Hydroxides / chemistry
  • Lab-On-A-Chip Devices*
  • Paper*
  • Porosity
  • Time Factors
  • Volatilization

Substances

  • Hydroxides