“…As aforementioned, LFAs are used in a variety of applications with samples that present extremely different composition and characteristics (Table 1). 27 For example, clinical samples can be whole blood, 28,29 plasma, 30,31 serum, [32][33][34] sweat, 35,36 urine, 37,38 stool, 39,40 saliva, 41,42 cerebrospinal fluid 43,44 and nasal swabs, 45,46 while food matrices could be juices, 47,48 cereals, 49,50 meat, 51,52 vegetables, 53 and environmental (mostly water and soil) samples. [54][55][56][57] Although the sample pad provides a means to control the properties of the sample solution (see the following section), some complex matrixes may require pre-treatment before an aliquot can be added into the LFA strip.…”