Dielectrophoresis: An assessment of its potential to aid the research and practice of drug discovery and delivery

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 65, Issue 11-12, 2013, Pages 1589-1599

  Pethig, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell based assays; Electrokinetics; Membrane capacitance; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL CELL; BIOLOGICAL TAGS; CELL-BASED ASSAYS; ELECTROKINETICS; MEMBRANE CAPACITANCES; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE;

CAPACITANCE; CELL DEATH; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROHYDRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; NANOPARTICLES; STEM CELLS;

ELECTROPHORESIS;

NANOPARTICLE;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER CELL; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL POLARITY; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VIABILITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DESIGN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROPHORESIS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MICROELECTRODE; MICROFLUIDICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

APOPTOSIS; CELL-BASED ASSAYS; ELECTROKINETICS; MEMBRANE CAPACITANCE; NANOPARTICLES;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG DISCOVERY; ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; STEM CELLS;

EID: 84887615028     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: 18728294     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2013.09.003     Document Type: Review

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