Browsing by Author "Mehrdel, Pouya"
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3D-printing and computational fluid dynamics "meet" paperbased microfluidics for enhanced flow control in difusive sensors
(2020)
Conference lecture
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper proposes combination of a 3D printed cartridge and paper-based microfluidic design that minimizes the amount of sample required to achieve the best control over the diffusion Y-microfluidic mixers. The use of ... -
A passive portable microfluidic blood-plasma separator for simultaneous determination of direct and indirect ABO/Rh blood typing
(2019-09-03)
Article
Open AccessThe blood typing test is mandatory in any transfusion, organ transplant, and pregnancy situation. There is a lack of point-of-care (POC) blood typing that could perform both direct and indirect methods using a single droplet ... -
Cost-effective microfabrication of sub-micron-depth channels by femto-laser anti-stiction texturing
(2020-02-26)
Article
Open AccessMicro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and microfluidic devices have found numerous applications in the industrial sector. However, they require a fast, cost-effective and reliable manufacturing process in order to compete ... -
Flow control in porous media: from numerical analysis to quantitative µPAD for ionic strength measurements
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-05-11)
Article
Open AccessMicrofluidic paper-based analytical devices (µPADs) are a promising technology to enable accurate and quantitative in situ assays. Paper’s inherent hydrophilicity drives the fluids without the need for external pressure ... -
Microfluidic platforms: from 3D printing to µPADs for chemical and biological applications
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-09-14)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessOver the past decade, microfluidic technology has proven its capabilities to start bringing detection and quantification capacities to novel miniaturized devices. The current generation of microfluidic platforms provide ... -
Novel variable radius spiral-shaped micromixer: from numerical analysis to experimental validation
(2018-10-27)
Article
Open AccessA novel type of spiral micromixer with expansion and contraction parts is presented in order to enhance the mixing quality in the low Reynolds number regimes for point-of-care tests (POCT). Three classes of micromixers ... -
Numerical and experimental analysis of a high-throughput blood plasma separator for point-of-care applications
(2021-05)
Article
Open AccessBlood plasma separation from undiluted blood is an essential step in many diagnostic procedures. This study focuses on the numerical optimization of the microfluidic blood plasma separator (BPS) and experimental validation ... -
Porous cellulose substrate study to improve the performance of diffusion-based ionic strength sensors
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-11-01)
Article
Open AccessMicrofluidic paper-based analytical devices (µPADs) are leading the field of low-cost, quantitative in-situ assays. However, understanding the flow behavior in cellulose-based membranes to achieve an accurate and rapid ... -
Portable 3D-printed sensor to measure ionic strength and pH in buffered and non-buffered solutions
(2020-01-01)
Article
Open AccessA miniaturized 3D-printed device has been designed, manufactured and validated to perform as a low-cost sensor for compositional analysis of buffered and non-buffered solutions in industrial or remote areas. The proposed ...
