The development of a novel Bio-MEMS filtration chip for the separation of specific cells in fluid suspension

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 113-128

  Prince, M ^a   Ma, Xianghong ^a   Docker, P ^b   Ward, M ^c   Prewett, P ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bio MEMS; Cell separation; Deep reactive ion etching; Filtration; Particle image velocimetry

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILTRATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MEMS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SYRINGES; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; POPULATION STATISTICS; SEPARATION; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

BIO-MEMS; CELL SEPARATION; DEEP REACTIVE ION ETCHING; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY;

BIOMECHANICS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING;

CELL SEPARATION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; REVIEW; ULTRAFILTRATION;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL SEPARATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; ULTRAFILTRATION;

CELL SEPARATION; DEEP REACTIVE ION ETCHING; EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENTS; FILTRATION TECHNIQUES; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRIES; SCATTERING PROPERTY; SPECIALIST EQUIPMENTS;

EID: 33947424759     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM190     Document Type: Article

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