Advances in Electrokinetics for Cell Sorting and Analysis
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "C1: Micro/Nanoscale Electrokinetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026 | Viewed by 12
Special Issue Editor
Interests: microfluidics; bioseparations; dielectrophoresis; modeling and simulations; educational research
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue highlights the latest breakthroughs in electrokinetic technologies—particularly dielectrophoresis (DEP), electrophoresis, and electroosmosis—for cell sorting, manipulation, and biophysical analysis. With the growing demand for rapid, label-free, and minimally invasive methods in both research and clinical diagnostics, electrokinetic platforms offer unparalleled precision in characterizing cellular phenotypes, physiological states, and disease signatures. Featured contributions span innovations in microfluidic device design, new modeling approaches for cell–field interactions, high-throughput DEP systems, and applications in immunology, oncology, and regenerative medicine. Together, these works underscore the transformative role of electrokinetics in enabling next-generation tools for cellular diagnostics, personalized medicine, and point-of-care technologies.
Dr. Soumya Srivastava
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- dielectrophoresis (DEP)
- electrokinetics
- cell sorting
- label-free diagnostics
- microfluidics
- single-cell analysis
- electrophysiology
- cell biophysics
- point-of-care technologies
- high-throughput screening
- personalized medicine
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