Easy and rapid pen-on-paper protocol for fabrication of paper analytical devices using inexpensive acrylate-based plastic welding repair kit.

This work describes a novel, simple and inexpensive pen-on-paper (PoP) method for patterning hydrophobic structures in paper substrates aiming the production of paper-based analytical devices (PADs). This fabrication protocol uses a commercially available plastic welding kit that can be easily acquired and is sold as a repair tool. It consists of an acrylate-based resin which is deposited on the paper and then cured using a UV led, or even the sunlight, for creation of the hydrophobic barriers. The protocol is instrument-free and can be easily implemented in any laboratory. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the use of this material for production of analytical devices. The developed PADs were fully characterized and exhibited better chemical resistance than other recently reported PoP approaches regarding organic media and surfactants. Moreover, the fabrication method demonstrated good analytical versatility since it allowed the production of flexible devices, flow-based devices and pencil-drawn electrochemical devices. These findings are very interesting since overcome some limitations related by other PoP reports and expand the possibilities of using this technology in several aqueous and non-aqueous applications. Lastly, the analytical usefulness of the developed devices was successfully explored through colorimetric determination of nitrite. A detection limit of 0.14 mg L-1 was achieved and several samples of natural waters were analyzed. The results showed good agreement when compared with a reference technique. So, considering the simplicity and the results presented here, this fabrication method shows great potential for use in analytical chemistry.

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