Microfabricated ratchet structures for concentrating and patterning motile bacterial cells

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Yub Kim, Sang ^a   Se Lee, Eun ^a   Ho Jae, Lee ^a   Se Yeon, Lee ^a   Sung Kuk, Lee ^b   Kim, Taesung ^b  

^a Korea Science Academy   (South Korea)

^b Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CELLS; CIRCULAR CHANNELS; CONCENTRATION RATES; CONCENTRATOR DESIGN; E. COLI; ELECTRICAL ENERGY SOURCES; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFABRICATED; MOTILE CELLS; MOTILITY STUDIES; SPATIAL PATTERNING; STAND -ALONE;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOSENSORS; BIOSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROFABRICATION;

CELLS;

EID: 77957792983     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/20/9/095006     Document Type: Article

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