Dielectrophoretic and AC electroosmotic trapping of DNA: Numerical simulation incorporating fluid dynamics and steric particle effects

Journal of Electrostatics

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 111-118

  Loucaides, N G ^a   Ramos, A ^b   Georghiou, G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

AC electroosmosis; Dielectrophoresis; Steric

Indexed keywords

AC ELECTROOSMOSIS; AC ELECTROOSMOTIC TRAPPING; DIELECTROPHORESIS; DIELECTROPHORETIC; DIELECTROPHORETIC TRAPPING; ELECTROOSMOTIC; FLUID MOTIONS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PARALLEL ELECTRODE ARRAY; PARTICLE COLLECTION; PARTICLE EFFECT; STERIC; STERIC EFFECT;

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTROOSMOSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 79953078592     PISSN: 03043886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elstat.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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