Cell electrofusion in microfluidic devices: A review

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 178, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-85

  Hu, Ning ^a,b   Yang, Jun ^a   Joo, Sang W ^b   Banerjee, Arghya Narayan ^b   Qian, Shizhi ^b,c  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell; Dielectrophoresis; Electrofusion; Electroporation; Microfluidics; Pairing

Indexed keywords

CELL FUSIONS; CELL SEPARATION; CELL VIABILITY; CELL-BASED; ELECTROFUSION; ELECTROPORATION; HIGH-EFFICIENCY CELLS; HIGH-STRENGTH; JOULE HEATING EFFECT; MANIPULATION METHODS; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; ON CHIPS; PAIRING; PRECISE MANIPULATION;

CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROELECTRODES; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EID: 84872297105     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2012.12.034     Document Type: Review

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