Microfluidic paper-based aptasensor devices for multiplexed detection of pathogenic bacteria.

Foodborne pathogens are major public health concerns worldwide. Paper-based microfluidic devices are versatile, user friendly and low cost. We report a novel paper-based single input channel microfluidic device that can detect more than one whole-cell foodborne bacteria at the same time, and comes with quantitative reading via image analysis.

The Role of Intersectoral Action in Response to COVID-19: A Qualitative Study of the Roles of Academia and the Private Sector in Colombia.

Background: The integration of health services with other sectors is hypothesised to support adaptation of health systems in response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study identified barriers and enablers associated with intersectoral coordination at an early stage of the pandemic. The study focused on the roles played by the academic and private sector in different areas of public health planning and delivery concerning COVID-19 in Colombia.

Roll-to-Roll Manufactured Sensors for Nitroaromatic Organophosphorus Pesticides Detection.

A fully roll-to-roll manufactured electrochemical sensor with high sensing and manufacturing reproducibility has been developed for the detection of nitroaromatic organophosphorus pesticides (NOPPs). This sensor is based on a flexible, screen-printed silver electrode modified with a graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) coating and a zirconia (ZrO) coating. The combination of the metal oxide and the 2-D material provided advantageous electrocatalytic activity toward NOPPs.