Open bipolar electrode-electrochemiluminescence imaging sensing using paper-based microfluidics.

A novel paper-based open bipolar electrode-electrochemiluminescence (P- o -BPE-ECL) sensing has been developed for visual detection. Wax-screen-printing was employed to make microfluidic channels on filter paper, and the carbon ink-based BPE and driving electrodes were screen-printed on paper. An inexpensive CCD camera was used as a detector for imaging sensing. In this study, two P- o -BPE-ECL imaging sensing platforms were demonstrated. For the first one, a hydrophilic paper channel was used to host a single “band”-shaped BPE. Under optimal conditions, this P- o -BPE-ECL platform successfully fulfilled the imaging sensing of tri- n -propylamine (TPA) with a linear range from 10 to 1000 μM with a detection limit of 8.7 μM. In addition, the determination of H 2 O 2 using this platform could be performed in the linear range of 50 μM to 5000 μM with a detection limit of 46.6 μM. For the second platform, an open BPE array configuration has been proposed for P- o -BPE-ECL sensing, where eleven BPEs were stridden across the two legs of the “U”-shaped paper channel. On this prototype, a simple screening application has been performed. These results show that the proposed strategy offers great promise in providing a simple, low-cost, rapid and environment-friendly solution for biochemical applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]