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ArticleAnalytical methods : advancing methods and applications2021

Dry storage of multiple reagent types within a paper microfluidic device for phenylalanine monitoring.

Lael Wentland, Rachel Polaski, Elain Fu

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Article in Analytical methods : advancing methods and applications, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lael WentlandSchool of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA. elain.fu@oregonstate.edu.
Rachel Polaski
Elain Fu
Oregon State University · US

Funding

Creating a paper-based phenylalanine test for personalized therapy monitoring by patients with phenylketonuriaR01HD091175 · NICHD · OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI FU, ELAIN · 2017 to 2019
$789k
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD091175
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The degradation of biochemical reagents on the timescale of weeks can severely limit the utility of microfluidic assays intended for field use, and is a challenging aspect of microfluidic device development in general. Our study focuses on the evaluation of the dry storage stability of three types of reagents: (i) the colorimetric reagents nitroblue tetrazolium and 1-methoxy-5-methylphenazinium methylsulfate, (ii) the enzyme phenylalanine dehydrogenase, and (iii) the coenzyme β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide hydrate, within the context of a phenylalanine monitoring device. We have demonstrated stable dry storage of each of the reagents, over the time span of approximately one month. Drying the colorimetric reagents under nitrogen was found to largely suppress reagent degradation and the appearance of nonspecific signal, while the enzyme and coenzyme retained activity when stored dry for a month without additional processing or chemical additives. Finally, phenylalanine monitoring devices with all three reagent types dried down and stored for 15 days showed comparable functionality to devices containing freshly-dried reagents - a key milestone to enable future clinical testing.

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Lab-On-A-Chip DevicesPhenylalanineDesiccationIndicators and ReagentsMicrofluidicsIndicators and ReagentsPhenylalanine

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PMID33463631
PMCPMC8855637
OpenAlexW3124209488

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