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    Automated Mini-Platform With 3-D Printed Paper Microstrips for Image Processing-Based Viscosity Measurement of Biological Samples

    Year: 2020

    Journal: IEEE Trans. Electron Devices, Volume 67, JUN, page 2559–2565

    Authors: Puneeth, S. B.; Munigela, Nikhil; Puranam, Sai Akhil; Goel, Sanket

    Keywords: Fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3-D printer (3DP); image processing; microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (mu PADs); microprocessor; microviscometer; paper microstrips

    Several miniaturized viscometers, or micro-viscometers, have been developed exploiting numerous rapid prototyping techniques. Among them, paper microstrips, famously known as microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (mu PADs), have become popular due to their cost-efficacy, simple fabrication, fast response, and easily disposable. Many fabrication methods are existing to develop paper microstrips. Herein, an alternative fabrication method is proposed where fused deposition modeling (FDM)-based 3-D printer (3DP) has been employed using polycaprolactone (PCL) filament. F, image processing has been utilized to measure viscosity in such microfluidic domain. Viscosity was calculated by measuring the time taken by the fluid to cover a fixed length between two spots in the microchannel based on the programed and color-coded regions-of-interest. The image processing program was developed considering the change in the gray scale in the virtual region of interests (ROIs) in the microchannel during the fluid flow in the paper microstrips. A 3-D printed handheld platform, containing raspberry pi with on-board camera and display, was developed to execute the image processing and automate the entire work flow. In the proposed device, the accuracy was measured to be >92%.
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