Electrokinetically driven concentration of particles and cells by dielectrophoresis with DC-offset AC electric field

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 723-733

  Lewpiriyawong, Nuttawut ^a   Yang, Chun ^a   Lam, Yee Cheong ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electrokinetics; Insulator based dielectrophoresis; Microfluidics; Particle and cell concentration

Indexed keywords

AC ELECTRIC FIELD; AC-TO-DC; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; BUFFER CONCENTRATIONS; CELL CONCENTRATIONS; COUPLED PHENOMENA; DC ELECTRIC FIELD; DC FIELD; DC OFFSETS; DC VOLTAGE; DEP FORCE; ELECTROKINETIC; ELECTROKINETICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; INSULATOR-BASED DIELECTROPHORESIS; LARGER PARTICLE SIZES; MICROFLUIDIC TECHNIQUES; NONUNIFORM ELECTRIC FIELD; ON CHIPS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; YEAST CELL;

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROOSMOSIS; MICROFLUIDICS;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

EID: 84860836268     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-011-0919-x     Document Type: Article

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