Measurement of dielectrophoretic mobility of single micro-particles in a flow channel

Analyst. 2005 Oct;130(10):1340-2. doi: 10.1039/b508498a. Epub 2005 Sep 2.

Abstract

A new device to measure the dielectrophoretic mobility alpha of a single micro-particle in a micro-flow system has been proposed. From the velocity analysis of the micro-particle flowing between a pair of parabolic electrodes, the value of alpha could be obtained.

MeSH terms

  • Electrophoresis, Microchip / instrumentation
  • Electrophoresis, Microchip / methods*
  • Flow Cytometry
  • Microelectrodes
  • Microscopy, Confocal
  • Nanotechnology / instrumentation*
  • Particle Size
  • Polystyrenes
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Substances

  • Polystyrenes