Force characterization of dielectrophoresis in droplet transport

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1161, Issue , 2009, Pages 463-471

  Young, Patrick M ^a   Mohseni, Kamran ^a,b  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

DEP; Dielectrophoresis; Droplet transport; Electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHORESIS; FORCE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 65249086319     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.04065.x     Document Type: Article

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