Measurement of the dielectrophoretic enrichment of yeast on grid electrodes using image analysis

Microbios

Volumn 91, Issue 366, 1997, Pages 55-65

  Brown, A R ^a   Harrison, A B ^a   Betts, W B ^a   O'Neill, J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Yorkshire Water   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternating current electrokinetics; Dielectrophoresis; Grid electrodes; Image analysis; Microbial enrichment; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHORESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHORESIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031299132     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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