Electrophoresis: When hydrodynamics matter

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 74-82

  Shendruk, T N ^a   Hickey, O A ^a   Slater, G W ^a   Harden, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Confinement; Debye length; DNA separation; Electro osmosis; Electrophoresis; Hydrodynamics; Screening

Indexed keywords

DEBYE LENGTH; DNA SEPARATION; ELECTROPHORETIC SEPARATIONS; EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLES; HYDRODYNAMIC FLOW FIELDS; HYDRODYNAMIC INTERACTION; HYDRODYNAMICS (GENERAL); MECHANICAL FORCE; NON-TRIVIAL; SEDIMENTING;

DIAGNOSIS; DNA; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; POLYELECTROLYTES; SCREENING; SEPARATION;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

COPOLYMER; DNA; MONOMER; OLIGOMER; POLYELECTROLYTE;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DNA ISOLATION; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROPHORESIS; END LABELED FREE SOLUTION ELECTROPHORESIS; FLOW KINETICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; REVIEW; STEADY STATE; SURFACE PROPERTY; VELOCITY;

EID: 84858276514     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: 18790399     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2011.08.002     Document Type: Review

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