Rapid quantification of bio-particles based on image visualisation in a dielectrophoretic microfluidic chip

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 311-319

  Chung, Cheng Che ^a   Cheng, I Fang ^a   Lin, Chi Chang ^b   Chang, Hsien Chang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bio particles; Capture; Dielectrophoresis; Greyscale; Quantification; Yeast cells

Indexed keywords

BIOPARTICLES; CAPTURE; DIELECTROPHORESIS; GREYSCALE; QUANTIFICATION; YEAST CELLS;

CANDIDA; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTROPHORESIS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYSTYRENES; VISUALIZATION; YEAST;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 79551480621     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-010-0670-8     Document Type: Article

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