Development of microfluidic paper-based device for rapid detection of selective pesticides in foods

Agriculture and food production heavily rely on the use of pesticides to kill weeds and bugs. To ensure the food is safe, we need to test the concentration of pesticide residues in food products. The standard pesticide analysis in laboratories is complex, slow, expensive, and requires expertise. This project aims to design and make a small piece of special paper that can detect toxic pesticide residues in foods in several minutes with very simple operation and extremely low price. With the aid of a special inkjet printer, all required (bio-) chemicals can be printed onto the modified paper with great efforts on optimization. This project will take selected pesticide model to explore the potential of such a paper device to test real food sample and to be used by not only food industry but also consumers. TO BE CONT’D

Faculty Supervisor:

Xiaonan Lu

Student:

Partner:

Keio University

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

The University of British Columbia

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