Microfluidic paper-based analytical devices for quantification of analytes in interstitial fluid
AssigneeTrustees of Tufts College
InventorsSameer SONKUSALE, Danilo Martin DOS SANTOS, Kawin KHACHORNSAKKUL
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Abstract
A manufacture for assaying a first analyte from interstitial fluid includes hydrogel needles that draw up the interstitial fluid when inserted through a patient's skin, a paper substrate in fluid communication with the needles to receive the interstitial fluid, and a detector. The paper substrate includes a sampling zone that receives the interstitial fluid from the needles. The detector has been functionalized to provide a visual indicator in response to exposure to the first analyte.
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A manufacture for assaying a first analyte from interstitial fluid, said manufacture comprising needles that draw up said interstitial fluid when inserted through a patient's skin, a paper substrate in fluid communication with said needles to receive said interstitial fluid, said paper substrate comprising a sampling zone that receives said interstitial fluid from said needles, and a detector, wherein said detector has been functionalized to provide a visual indicator in response to exposure to said first analyte and wherein said needles are hydrogel needles.
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