Electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD): Current perspectives and applications in ensuring food safety
- Authors
- Barman, Snigdha Roy; Khan, Imran; Chatterjee, Subhodeep; Saha, Subhajit; Choi, Dukhyun; Lee, Sangmin; Lin, Zong-Hong
- Issue Date
- 2020
- Publisher
- DIGITAL COMMONS BEPRESS
- Keywords
- Digital microfluidics; Electrowetting-on-dielectric; Food safety; Biological assay; Lab-on-a-chip; Microelectromechanical system
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF FOOD AND DRUG ANALYSIS, v.28, no.4, pp 595 - 621
- Pages
- 27
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF FOOD AND DRUG ANALYSIS
- Volume
- 28
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 595
- End Page
- 621
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/47513
- DOI
- 10.38212/2224-6614.1239
- ISSN
- 1021-9498
- Abstract
- Digital microfluidic (DMF) platforms have contributed immensely to the development of multifunctional lab-on-chip systems for performing complete sets of biological and analytical assays. Electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) technology, due to its outstanding flexibility and integrability, has emerged as a promising candidate for such lab-on-chip applications. Triggered by an electrical stimulus, EWOD devices allow precise manipulation of single droplets along the designed electrode arrays without employing external pumps and valves, thereby enhancing the miniaturization and portability of the system towards transcending important laboratory assays in resource-limited settings. In recent years, the simple fabrication process and reprogrammable architecture of EWOD chips have led to their widespread applications in food safety analysis. Various EWOD devices have been developed for the quantitative monitoring of analytes such as food-borne pathogens, heavy metal ions, vitamins, and antioxidants, which are significant in food samples. In this paper, we reviewed the advances and developments in the design of EWOD systems for performing versatile functions starting from sample preparation to sample detection, enabling rapid and high-throughput food analysis.
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