Paper microfluidics is one of the most rapidly evolving technology and has undergone immense development in field of healthcare, environmental investigation, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, etc. There are numerous advantages to Paper-based microfluidic devices such as rapid, easy-to-use, compatible with biological, organic and inorganic entities, chemical inertness, robustness, economical, environment-friendly and easy disposal. Paper microfluidic-based devices have become a minent alternative for existing POC technologies.

 

Till now many diseases are qualitatively diagnosed by analyzing the symptoms related to the patients but those symptoms are highly unspecific and often lead to misdiagnosis and even many diseases gets undiagnosed which leads to persistence of the diseases in the lives of the patients. Thus, these simple and easy-to-make microfluidic paper based devices provides quantitative or semi-quantitative analysis for the initial screening of the patients.