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Development of Paper-based Microfluidic Device for Dry Eye Test

종이-미세유체공학을 이용한 건성안 검사 용지 개발

  • Seo, Young Tae (Dept. of Optometry, Seoul National University of Science & Technology) ;
  • Noh, Hyeran (Dept. of Optometry, Seoul National University of Science & Technology)
  • 서영태 (서울과학기술대학교 안경광학과) ;
  • 노혜란 (서울과학기술대학교 안경광학과)
  • Received : 2013.04.22
  • Accepted : 2013.06.15
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop a dry eye test method using a paper based microfluidic device that improves inaccuracy caused by using one of current point-of-care dry eye tests such as Shirmer's. Methods: Wax printed hydrophilic chromatography papers were dyed with anthocyanin extracts to detect colorimetric display of liquid samples with varying pH. Fluid distribution rates were measured using artificial tears and human tears directly from 32 subjects. Results: With Shirmer's, fluid distribution rates with small amount of samples (less than $0.5{\mu}l$) were not displayed. However, with paper based microfluidic device, fluid imbibition distances over time were clearly showed. Also clinical results of dry eye from newly developed paper based microfluidic device showed correlation with the results from tear break up time tests. Conclusions: The newly developed paper based microfluidic devices were easy to use and exhibited more accurate clinical results than current dry eye point of care tests such as Shirmer's.

목적: 본 연구는 현장현시 건성안 진단 테스트 중에 현재 사용되고 있으나 부정확한 결과로 신뢰도가 떨어지는 쉬르머 용지를 대체 할 수 있는 차세대 건성안 진단 테스트 용지를 미세유체공학을 이용하여 개발하고자 하였다. 방법: 왁스로 패턴을 제조한 친수성 크로마토그래피 용지를 pH에 따른 색 변화가 나타나도록 안토시안으로 염색을 하였다. 인공 누액의 젖음 속도를 인공 누액과 32명의 참가자의 눈물을 이용하여 임상 측정하였다. 결과: 인공 누액을 이용하였을 경우 쉬르머 용지에서는 소량의 용액은(0.5 ml이하) 흡수거리가 도출되지 않았으나 새로 개발된 용지는 시간에 따른 인공 누액의 흡수거리가 확연히 나타났다. 임상실험에서도 새로 개발된 검사 용지는 TBUT (tear break-up time)결과와 부합하는 건성안 진단 결과를 보였다. 결론: 개발된 건성안 진단 용지는 간편하게 사용될 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 기존 쉬르머 용지와 같은 현장현시 건성안 진단 매체와 비교 했을 경우 건성안 판별의 정확성이 높았다.

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