A wide range of applications are possible with paper-based analytical devices, which are
low priced, easy to fabricate and operate, and require no specialized equipment. Paper …

Paper-based microfluidic devices have advanced significantly in recent years as they are
affordable, automated with capillary action, portable, and biodegradable diagnostic …

Evaporation, pervaporation, and forward osmosis are processes leading to a mass transfer
of solvent across an interface: gas/liquid for evaporation and solid/liquid (membrane) for …

Paper is a widely used support for use in devices for point-of-care testing (POCT) in clinical
diagnosis, food safety monitoring and environmental pollution. Paper is inexpensive …

Effective manipulation of liquids on open surfaces without external energy input is
indispensable for the advancement of point-of-care diagnostic devices. Open-surface …

Paper has recently attracted increasing attention as a substrate for various biomedical
applications. By modifying its physical and chemical properties, paper can be used as an …

In nucleic acid testing (NAT), gold nanoparticle (AuNP)-based lateral flow assays (LFAs)
have received significant attention due to their cost-effectiveness, rapidity, and the ability to …

Solar steam generation has attracted tremendous attention because of severe freshwater
scarcity and people's high degree of recognition of solar energy. However, photothermal …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious public health problem, which can be transmitted
through various routes (eg, blood donation) and cause hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and liver …

Recent evidence suggests that products of indoor ozone chemistry contribute to
cardiovascular pathophysiology. A hypothetical exposure pathway is the formation of …