Separating beads and cells in multi-channel microfluidic devices using dielectrophoresis and laminar flow

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 48, 2010, Pages

  Millet, Larry J ^a   Park, Kidong ^a   Watkins, Nicholas N ^a   Jimmy Hsia, K ^a   Bashir, Rashid ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

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EID: 80355132887     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2545     Document Type: Article

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