Paper-based microfluidics is the branch of microfluidics involving devices made out of
paper, or other porous membranes, that wick fluids by capillary action. Paper-based …

The detection of pathogenic bacteria is essential to prevent and treat infections and to
provide food security. Current gold-standard detection techniques, such as culture-based …

Rapid, sensitive, and selective detection of live pathogens remains a key priority for quality
control and risk assessment. While conventional methods often require complicated …

Background Public health events caused by foodborne pathogens have brought substantial
economic and social burdens. Conventional pathogen detection relies on a time-consuming …

Anisotropic functional patterned surfaces have shown significant applications in
microfluidics, biomedicine and optoelectronics. However, surface patterning relies heavily …

Microfluidic devices have emerged as advantageous tools for detecting environmental
contaminants due to their portability, ease of use, cost-effectiveness, and rapid response …

Infectious diseases are a global concern for public health resulting in high rates of infection
with subsequent health and socio-economic impacts through resulting morbidity and …

Infectious diseases cause millions of deaths annually in the developing world. Recently,
microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs) have been developed to diagnose …

Lab-on-paper, or microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (μPADs), use paper as a
substrate material, and are patterned with a system of microchannels, reaction zones and …

Flexible superomniphobic doubly re-entrant (Dual-T) microstructures inspired by springtails
have attracted growing attention due to their excellent liquid-repellent properties. However …