Analysis of particle motion in a micro-fluidic dielectrophoretic device

Authors

Weihua Li, University of WollongongFollow
X Z. Zhang, University of Wollongong

RIS ID

64484

Publication Details

Li, W. & Zhang, X. Z. (2007). Analysis of particle motion in a micro-fluidic dielectrophoretic device. 4th WSEAS International Conference on Fluid Mechanics (pp. 8-14).

Abstract

Interdigitated microelectrodes have found wide applications in manipulating and/or separating biological particles due to their simple structure and easy implementation. Particle behaviors in such interdigitated microelectrode devices are affected by a number of factors, including particle size, electrical potential, chamber geometry and dielectric properties. This paper presents systematical simulation study of particle behaviors in these devices by considering all these influencing factors. A case study is presented to separate different particles using both positive and negative DEP.