Hydrodynamic enhanced dielectrophoretic particle trapping

Patent · Tue Dec 09 04:00:00 EST 2003

OSTI ID:1174614

Miles, Robin R.

Hydrodynamic enhanced dielectrophoretic particle trapping carried out by introducing a side stream into the main stream to squeeze the fluid containing particles close to the electrodes producing the dielelectrophoretic forces. The region of most effective or the strongest forces in the manipulating fields of the electrodes producing the dielectrophoretic forces is close to the electrodes, within 100 .mu.m from the electrodes. The particle trapping arrangement uses a series of electrodes with an AC field placed between pairs of electrodes, which causes trapping of particles along the edges of the electrodes. By forcing an incoming flow stream containing cells and DNA, for example, close to the electrodes using another flow stream improves the efficiency of the DNA trapping.

• Research Organization: The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)
• Patent Number(s): 6,660,493
• Application Number: 09/819,410
• OSTI ID: 1174614
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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