Low-cost, disposable microfluidics device for blood plasma extraction using continuously alternating paramagnetic and diamagnetic capture modes

• Main Authors: Kim, Pilkee, Ong, Eng Hui, Li, King Ho Holden, Yoon, Yong-Jin, Ng, Sum Huan Gary, Puttachat, Khuntontong
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Microfluidics; Paramagnetism
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82914; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40362
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Blood plasma contains biomarkers and substances that indicate the physiological state of an organism, and it can be used to diagnose various diseases or body condition. To improve the accuracy of diagnostic test, it is required to obtain the high purity of blood plasma. This paper presents a low-cos...