A Microfluidic System for Biological Particle Enrichment Using Contactless Dielectrophoresis

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 224-232

  Shafiee, Hadi ^a,b   Caldwell, John L ^a,b   Davalos, Rafael V ^a,b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BioMEMS; cell separation; lab on a chip; sample enrichment

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; BIOLOGICAL PARTICLES; BIOMEMS; CELL SEPARATION; CONCENTRATION OF; CONTACT LESS; DIELECTROPHORESIS; EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS; FABRICATION PROCEDURE; FABRICATION PROCESS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HETEROGENEOUS MEDIA; HUMAN LEUKEMIA CELLS; LAB ON A CHIP; MASS PRODUCTION; MICRO FLUIDIC SYSTEM; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; POLYSTYRENE BEADS; SAMPLE ENRICHMENT;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUIDIC DEVICES; POLYSTYRENES;

MICROFLUIDICS;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPORATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROTECHNOLOGY; POLARIZATION;

EID: 77952605855     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 15402452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jala.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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