Nicholas Scholz

Mr. Nicholas Scholz


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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23 February 2023 in Biosensors
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HHHojat Heidari-Bafroui
Hojat Heidari-Bafroui
AKAshutosh Kumar
Ashutosh Kumar
CHCameron Hahn
Cameron Hahn
NSNicholas Scholz
Nicholas Scholz
ACAmer Charbaji
Amer Charbaji
Mohammad FaghriMohammad Faghri
Mohammad Faghri
In this paper, we present a novel and cost-effective lab-on-paper microfluidics platform for performing ELISA autonomously, with no user intervention beyond adding the sample. The platform utilizes two Bi-Material Cantilever Valves placed in a specially designed housing. The integration of these valves in a specific channel network forms a complete fluidic logic circuit for performing ELISA on paper. The housing also incorporates an innovative reagent storage and release mechanism that minimizes variability in the volume of reagents released into the reagent pads. The platform design was optimized to minimize variance in the time of fluid wicking from the reagent pad, using a randomized design of experiment. The platform adheres to the World Health Organization’s ASSURED principles. The optimized design was used to conduct an ELISA for detecting rabbit immunoglobulin G (IgG) in a buffer, with a limit of detection of 2.27 ng/mL and a limit of quantification of 8.33 ng/mL. This represents a 58% improvement over previous ELISA methods for detecting rabbit IgG in buffer using portable microfluidic technology.