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标题：Micro-Volume Blood Separation Membrane for In-Situ Biosensing
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作者：Qin Zhu ; Huimin Wu ; Zhen Ma 等
期刊名称：Biosensors
电子版ISSN：2079-6374
出版年度：2022
卷号：12
期号：9
DOI：10.3390/bios12090712
语种：English
出版社：MDPI Publishing
摘要：In this paper, we report a point-of-care (POCT) testing strip based on a porous membrane structure for whole blood separation and colorimetric analysis without external supporting equipment. Conventional blood tests rely on large instruments for blood pretreatment and separation to improve measurement accuracy. Cellulose acetate (CA) membranes with different pore diameters and structures were prepared via a non-solvent method for the separation of whole blood. Among them, CA@PEG-2000 membranes with nano-pores on the surface and micro-pores in the interior facilitated the capture of blood cells on the surface, as well as the free diffusion of plasma through the porous interior structure. The fluid flow of blood in the asymmetric porous structure can be theoretically estimated using the Lucas-Washburn equation. Compared with the conventional paper strips and other porous membranes, the CA@PEG-2000 membrane with an immobilized sensing layer exhibited efficient blood separation, a short response time (less than 2 min), an ultralow dosage volume (5 μL), and high sensitivity. The fabricated blood separation membranes can be further used for the detection of various biomarkers in whole blood, providing additional options for rapid quantitative POCT tests.
关键词：blood separation;porous membranes;colorimetric assay