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Title: Continuous flow dielectrophoretic particle concentrator

Patent ·
OSTI ID:908977

A continuous-flow filter/concentrator for separating and/or concentrating particles in a fluid is disclosed. The filter is a three-port device an inlet port, an filter port and a concentrate port. The filter separates particles into two streams by the ratio of their dielectrophoretic mobility to their electrokinetic, advective, or diffusive mobility if the dominant transport mechanism is electrokinesis, advection, or diffusion, respectively.Also disclosed is a device for separating and/or concentrating particles by dielectrophoretic trapping of the particles.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
Assignee:
Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, CA)
Patent Number(s):
7,204,923
Application Number:
10/176,322
OSTI ID:
908977
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Dielectrophoretic trapping without embedded electrodes conference August 2000