Paper-based microfluidic system for tear electrolyte analysis
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Journal Article
Abstract
The analysis of tear constituents at point-of-care settings has a potential for early diagnosis of ocular disorders such as dry eye disease, low-cost screening, and surveillance of at-risk subjects. However, current minimally-invasive rapid tear analysis systems for point-of-care settings have been limited to assessment of osmolarity or inflammatory markers and cannot differentiate between dry eye subclassifications. Here, we demonstrate a portable microfluidic system that allows quantitative analysis of electrolytes in the tear fluid that is suited for point-of-care settings. The microfluidic system consists of a capillary tube for sample collection, a reservoir for sample dilution, and a paper-based microfluidic device for electrolyte analysis. The sensing regions are functionalized with fluorescent crown ethers, o-acetanisidide, and seminaphtorhodafluor that are sensitive to mono- and divalent electrolytes, and their fluorescence outputs are measured with a smartphone readout device. The measured sensitivity values of Na+, K+, Ca2+ ions and pH in artificial tear fluid were matched with the known ion concentrations within the physiological range. The microfluidic system was tested with samples having different ionic concentrations, demonstrating the feasibility for the detection of early-stage dry eye, differential diagnosis of dry eye sub-types, and their severity staging.
Date Issued
2017-03-21
Date Acceptance
2017-01-13
Citation
Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering, 2017, 17 (6), pp.1137-1148
ISSN
1473-0189
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry
Start Page
1137
End Page
1148
Journal / Book Title
Lab on a Chip: miniaturisation for chemistry, physics, biology, materials science and bioengineering
Volume
17
Issue
6
Copyright Statement
© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2017. his article is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
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Subjects
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Physical Sciences
Biochemical Research Methods
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Analytical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
DRY-EYE DISEASE
OCULAR SURFACE
CONTACT-LENS
DIAGNOSTIC-TESTS
FILM
OSMOLARITY
MATRIX-METALLOPROTEINASE-9
DYSFUNCTION
HEALTH
DEVICE
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2017-02-16