Development of a μ-Concentrator Using Dielectrophoretic Forces

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 130-134

  Schinfeld F ^a   Griebel, A ^a   Konrad, R ^a   Rink, S ^a   Karlsen, F ^b  

^a INSTITUT FÜR MIKROTECHNIK MAINZ GMBH   (Germany)

^b NorChip AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dielectrophoresis; scaling of dielectrophoretic force; separation

Indexed keywords

GLASS; GOLD;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHORESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW KINETICS; FLOW RATE; FORCE; NONHUMAN; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SIMULATION; THERMODYNAMICS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036922546     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 15402452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1535-5535-04-00234-5     Document Type: Article

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