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ReviewLab on a chip2021

Recent innovations in cost-effective polymer and paper hybrid microfluidic devices.

Wan Zhou, Maowei Dou, Sanjay S Timilsina, Feng Xu, XiuJun Li

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Review in Lab on a chip, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Wan ZhouDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA. xli4@utep.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1439-9548
Maowei DouDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA. xli4@utep.edu.
Sanjay S TimilsinaDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA. xli4@utep.edu.
Feng XuBioinspired Engineering and Biomechanics Center (BEBC), The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, PR China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4351-0222
XiuJun LiDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA. xli4@utep.edu and Border Biomedical Research Center, Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA and Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Ave., El Paso, TX 79968, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7954-0717

Funding

Grafting DNA Codes on Paper for Rapid, Low-Cost, and Sensitive Meningitis DiagnosSC2GM105584 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI LI, XIUJUN · 2013 to 2015
$438k
Design of Point of Care Device for the Rapid Diagnosis of PertussisR21AI107415 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI DOMINGUEZ, DELFINA C, LI, XIUJUN · 2015 to 2016
$405k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI107415NIGMS NIH HHS SC2 GM105584
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hybrid microfluidic systems that are composed of multiple different types of substrates have been recognized as a versatile and superior platform, which can draw benefits from different substrates while avoiding their limitations. This review article introduces the recent innovations of different types of low-cost hybrid microfluidic devices, particularly focusing on cost-effective polymer- and paper-based hybrid microfluidic devices. In this article, the fabrication of these hybrid microfluidic devices is briefly described and summarized. We then highlight various hybrid microfluidic systems, including polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based, thermoplastic-based, paper/polymer hybrid systems, as well as other emerging hybrid systems (such as thread-based). The special benefits of using these hybrid systems have been summarized accordingly. A broad range of biological and biomedical applications using these hybrid microfluidic devices are discussed in detail, including nucleic acid analysis, protein analysis, cellular analysis, 3D cell culture, organ-on-a-chip, and tissue engineering. The perspective trends of hybrid microfluidic systems involving the improvement of fabrication techniques and broader applications are also discussed at the end of the review.

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Lab-On-A-Chip DevicesMicrofluidic Analytical TechniquesCell Culture TechniquesCost-Benefit AnalysisMicrofluidicsPolymersPolymers

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PMID34180494
PMCPMC8360634

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