Disposable and ready to use paper-based microfluidic toxicity microbial fuel cell biosensor

FIGEREDO, FEDERICO; GONZALEZ PABON MARIA JESUS; CORTÓN, EDUARDO

San Diego, California

Congreso; Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS 2018),; 2018

SLAS

Nota: La primera autora de este trabajo, M.J. G-P es becada por los organizadores cubriendo todos los gastos, con una de las tres becas otorgadas ala Argentina (total de 31 becas a nivel mundial fuera de los Estados Unidos). SLAS Tony B. Academic Travel Awards Program.Microfluidic paper analytical devices (μPADs) are portable, user-friendly, and affordable technologies that are one of the best analytical tools for inexpensive diagnostic devices. μPADs can be used for water quality assessment, disaster awareness and healthcare, especially in developing countries. Microbial fuel cells (MFC) are electrochemical devices that can be used as biosensors for several applications such as toxicity or antibiotic sensitivity testing and microbial quantification among others. Then, MFC fitted with μPADs technologies provides several advantages for low-budget programs in terms of easy assembly and handle devices with widespread and important applications in environmental and heath monitoring. In this work, we report an environmentally sustainable design for a microfluidic paper-based microbial fuel cell (μPAD-MFC) toxicity biosensor.