Static mode microfluidic cantilevers for detection of waterborne pathogens
Bridle, Helen and Wang, Wenxing and Gavriilidou, Despoina and Amalou, Farid and Hand, Duncan P. and Shu, Wenmiao (2016) Static mode microfluidic cantilevers for detection of waterborne pathogens. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 247. pp. 144-149. ISSN 0924-4247
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Abstract
This paper reports on the first demonstration of polymeric microfluidic cantilever sensors. Microcantilever sensors, magnetic beads, and microfluidic technology have been combined to create a polymer based biosensor. Using cheap materials like polyimide, a simple fabrication method has been developed to produce cantilevers with an embedded microfluidic channel. The advantage of this approach is that the addition of a microfluidic channel enables the analysis of smaller volumes and increases the capture efficiency in applications detecting rare analytes. As a proof of principle the system has been applied for the detection of the waterborne protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium, achieving sensitivity comparable to QCM, whereas a previous set-up without the microfluidic channel was unable to detect the parasite.
Item type: Article ID code: 57037 Dates: DateEvent6 May 2016Published6 May 2016Published Online5 May 2016AcceptedKeywords: microfluidics, cantilever, cryptosporidium, detection, Bioengineering, Bioengineering Subjects: Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > Bioengineering Department: Faculty of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 21 Jul 2016 14:55 Last modified: 27 Mar 2021 01:39 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/57037
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