Sperm cells manipulation employing dielectrophoresis

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1353-1362

  Rosales Cruzaley, E ^a   Cota Elizondo, P A ^a   Sanchez D ^a   Lapizco Encinas, Blanca H ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectrophoresis; Electrokinetics; Microfluidics; Sperm; Spermatogenic cells

Indexed keywords

DIELECTROPHORETIC; ELECTRIC POLARIZATION; ELECTROKINETICS; INSULATING STRUCTURES; INSULATOR-BASED DIELECTROPHORESIS; MICROFLUIDIC TECHNIQUES; SPERM; SPERMATOGENIC CELLS;

ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; MICROFLUIDICS;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MANIPULATION; CELL SEPARATION; CELL SHAPE; CELL VIABILITY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENRICHMENT CULTURE; IMMOBILIZED CELL; INSULATOR BASED DIELECTROPHORESIS; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROFLUIDICS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84884589284     PISSN: 16157591     EISSN: 16157605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-012-0838-6     Document Type: Article

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