Paired microelectrode system: Dielectrophoretic particle sorting and force calibration

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 121-132

  Schnelle, Thomas ^a   Müller, Torsten ^a   Gradl, G ^a   Shirley, S G ^a   Fuhr, G ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dielectrophoresis; Microelectrodes; Microfluid channels; Particle sorting; Separation

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; ELECTROPHORESIS; PARTICLE SEPARATION;

EID: 0345493749     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3886(99)00032-7     Document Type: Article

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