Handmade Paper as a Paper Analytical Device for Determining the Quality of an Antidiabetic Drug.

ABSTRACT: Paper analytical devices (PADs) are a class of low-cost, portable, and easy-to-use platform for several analytical tests in clinical diagnostics, environmental pollution monitoring, and food and drug safety screening. These devices are primarily made from cellulosic paper. Considering the importance of eco-friendly and local or distributed manufacturing of devices realized during the COVID-19 pandemic, we systematically studied the potential of handmade Nepali paper to be used in fabricating PADs in this work. We characterized five different handmade papers made from locally available plant fibers using an eco-friendly method and used them to fabricate PADs for determining the drug quality. The thickness, grammage, and apparent density of the paper samples ranged from 198.6 to 314.8 μm, 49

SUBMITTER: Bhattarai RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9089334 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature