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Article

Dielectrophoretic Separation of Particles Using Microfluidic Chip with Composite Three-Dimensional Electrode

by
Li Chen
,
Xing Liu
,
Xiaolin Zheng
,
Xiaoling Zhang
,
Jun Yang
,
Tian Tian
* and
Yanjian Liao
*
Key Laboratory of Biorheological Science and Technology, Chongqing University, Ministry of Education, Bioengineering College, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400030, China
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Micromachines 2020, 11(7), 700; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11070700
Submission received: 15 June 2020 / Revised: 7 July 2020 / Accepted: 17 July 2020 / Published: 20 July 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Electrokinetics in Micro-/nanofluidic Devices)
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Abstract

Integrating three-dimensional (3D) microelectrodes on microfluidic chips based on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) has been a challenge. This paper introduces a composite 3D electrode composed of Ag powder (particle size of 10 nm) and PDMS. Ethyl acetate is added as an auxiliary dispersant during the compounding process. A micromachining technique for processing 3D microelectrodes of any shape and size was developed to allow the electrodes to be firmly bonded to the PDMS chip. Through theoretical calculations, numerical simulations, and experimental verification, the role of the composite 3D microelectrodes in separating polystyrene particles of three different sizes via dielectrophoresis was systematically studied. This microfluidic device separated 20-, 10-, and 5-μm polystyrene particles nondestructively, efficiently, and accurately.
Keywords: microfluidic chip; dielectrophoresis; particle separation; microelectrode; composite microfluidic chip; dielectrophoresis; particle separation; microelectrode; composite

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Chen, L.; Liu, X.; Zheng, X.; Zhang, X.; Yang, J.; Tian, T.; Liao, Y. Dielectrophoretic Separation of Particles Using Microfluidic Chip with Composite Three-Dimensional Electrode. Micromachines 2020, 11, 700. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11070700

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Chen L, Liu X, Zheng X, Zhang X, Yang J, Tian T, Liao Y. Dielectrophoretic Separation of Particles Using Microfluidic Chip with Composite Three-Dimensional Electrode. Micromachines. 2020; 11(7):700. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11070700

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Chen, Li, Xing Liu, Xiaolin Zheng, Xiaoling Zhang, Jun Yang, Tian Tian, and Yanjian Liao. 2020. "Dielectrophoretic Separation of Particles Using Microfluidic Chip with Composite Three-Dimensional Electrode" Micromachines 11, no. 7: 700. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11070700

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Chen, L., Liu, X., Zheng, X., Zhang, X., Yang, J., Tian, T., & Liao, Y. (2020). Dielectrophoretic Separation of Particles Using Microfluidic Chip with Composite Three-Dimensional Electrode. Micromachines, 11(7), 700. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11070700

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