Dielectrophoretic field-flow microchamber for separation of biological cells based on their electrical properties

IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-43

  Čemažar, Jaka ^a   Vrtačnik, Danilo ^a   Amon, Slavko ^a   Kotnik, Tadej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Cell separation; dielectrophoresis; field flow fractionation; microchamber

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE PROPERTIES; AU ELECTRODES; BIOLOGICAL CELLS; CELL SEPARATION; CHO CELL; COVER GLASS; DIELECTROPHORESIS; DIELECTROPHORETIC; ELECTRICAL PROPERTY; FIELD FLOW FRACTIONATION; GLASS PLATE; HOT WATER; MICRO-CHAMBERS; MICROCHAMBER; MICROFLUIDIC CHAMBERS; NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; PYREX WAFERS; SELF-ADHESIVE TAPES; VELOCITY PROFILES;

CELLS; DIELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHORESIS; FRACTIONATION; GLASS; GLUES; GLUING; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROCHANNELS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY;

ELECTRIC PROPERTIES;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL SEPARATION; CHO CELL; CRICETULUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HAMSTER; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROELECTRODE; MICROFLUIDICS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL SEPARATION; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; MICROELECTRODES; MICROFLUIDICS;

EID: 79955629996     PISSN: 15361241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNB.2011.2128340     Document Type: Article

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