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Dielectrophoresis device and method having insulating ridges for manipulating particles

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OSTI ID:936225

Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and devices for manipulating particles using dielectrophoresis. Insulating ridges and valleys are used to generate a spatially non-uniform electrical field. Particles may be concentrated, separated, or captured during bulk fluid flow in a channel having insulating ridges and valleys.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA
Sponsoring Organization:
United States Department of Energy
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Livermore, CA)
Patent Number(s):
7,347,923
Application Number:
10/678,603
OSTI ID:
936225
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

Introducing dielectrophoresis as a new force field for field-flow fractionation journal August 1997
Cell Separation on Microfabricated Electrodes Using Dielectrophoretic/Gravitational Field-Flow Fractionation journal March 1999
Faceted Design of Channels for Low-Dispersion Electrokinetic Flows in Microfluidic Systems journal September 2003
The Motion and Precipitation of Suspensoids in Divergent Electric Fields journal July 1951

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