Turning the Page: Advancing Paper-Based Microfluidics for Broad Diagnostic Application

Infectious diseases are a major global health issue. Diagnosis is a critical first step in effectively managing their spread. Paper-based microfluidic diagnostics first emerged in 2007 as a low-cost alternative to conventional laboratory testing, with the goal of improving accessibility to medical diagnostics in developing countries. In this review, we examine the advances in paper-based microfluidic diagnostics for medical diagnosis in the context of global health from 2007 to 2016. The theory of fluid transport in paper is first presented. The next section examines the strategies that have been employed to control fluid and analyte transport in paper-based assays. Tasks such as mixing, timing, and sequential…

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  California HIV/AIDS Research Program
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  Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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  Canada Research Chairs

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  Grand Challenges Canada

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  Canadian Institutes of Health Research
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