On-site monitoring of steroid hormones in environmental waters with a low-cost, integrated polymer lab-on-chip device

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Abstract

Routine analysis of steroid hormones in environmental water samples demands for cost-effective tools that can detect multiple targets simultaneously. This study reports a high-throughput polymer platform integrated to polymer optical sensors for on-site monitoring of hormones in water. This opto-microfluidic device concept is fully compatible to low-cost fabrication methods. A competitive chemiluminescence immunoassay was performed onto gold thin film coated chambers, and a detection resolution of roughly 0.2 ng/mL was obtained using 17β-estradiol as the model target. Furthermore, the integrated polymer platform showed good recovery for the estradiol target when spiked in surface water samples.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRenewable Energy and Environmental Technology
Pages396-401
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2013 International Conference on Renewable Energy and Environmental Technology, REET 2013 - Jilin, China
Duration: 21 Sep 201322 Sep 2013

Publication series

NameApplied Mechanics and Materials
Volume448-453
ISSN (Print)1660-9336
ISSN (Electronic)1662-7482

Conference

Conference2013 International Conference on Renewable Energy and Environmental Technology, REET 2013
Country/TerritoryChina
CityJilin
Period21/09/1322/09/13

Keywords

  • Environmental monitoring
  • Hormone detection
  • Polymer lab-on-a-chip
  • Water analysis

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