“…Owing to numerous advantages such as high specific surface area, excellent wicking properties, compatibility with conventional printing approaches, significant cost reduction and easy disposability, paper substrates are gaining increased attention in biodiagnostics, food quality testing, environmental monitoring, flexible energy and electronic devices (Chen et al, 2008; Cheng et al, 2010; Huang et al, 2013; Lee et al, 2010, 2011; Li et al, 2010, 2012; Martinez et al, 2007, 2009; Nergiz et al, 2013; Parolo and Merkoci, 2013; Tian et al, 2012c). Recent surge in the activity related to paper-based diagnostic devices is primarily focused on realizing microfluidic paper-based analytical devices (µPADs) for point-of-care assays and inexpensive diagnostic tools for resource-limited environments (Lewis et al, 2012; Martinez et al, 2009).…”