A cell electrofusion microfluidic chip with micro-cavity microelectrode array

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 151-160

  Hu, Ning ^a,b   Zhang, Xiaoling ^a   Yang, Jun ^a   Joo, Sang W ^b   Qian, Shizhi ^b,c  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell electrofusion; Cell pairing; Dielectrophoresis; Micro cavity; Microelectrode

Indexed keywords

AC ELECTRIC FIELD; CELL PAIRINGS; ELECTROFUSION; LOCAL ELECTRIC FIELD; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; MEMBRANE VOLTAGE; MICROELECTRODE ARRAY; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP;

CELLS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROCAVITIES; MICROCHANNELS; MICROELECTRODES; SERPENTINE; SILICON OXIDES;

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 84881226814     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-013-1136-6     Document Type: Article

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