Illustration of the Catch and Release System (IMAGE)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Illustration of the Catch and Release System

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Capture and release of specific target biomolecules from an ingoing solution mixture in a microfluidic system occurs by the concerted, dynamic and reversible action of hydrogel volume change and aptamer bind-and-release through changes in solution pH.

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Image courtesy of Ankita Shastri and Ximin He.

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