Dielectrophoresis in Microfluidics
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2017) | Viewed by 12872
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Interests: microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip; organ-on-a-chip; mechanobiology; soft matter
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Dear Colleagues,
Dielectrophoresis, the induced motion of polarizable particles in response to non-uniform electric fields, enables the rapid, label-free and selective manipulation of micro/nano scale particles in microfluidic systems. Thanks to these advantages, dielectrophoresis has been widely used for various applications in physics, chemistry, engineering and biology. For instance, dielectrophoresis enables the controlled focusing and assembly of particles, facilitating their detection and characterization, as well as providing unique opportunities for creation of reconfigurable electronic and optical devices. Likewise, dielectrophoresis enables sorting, assembly and immobilization of target bio-particles to be interfaced with various physical and chemical stimuli and imaged with different microscopic techniques. Advances have been made in this field, by devising novel microelectrode configurations and operating strategies, and more importantly by exploring new exciting applications in the fields of materials and biological sciences.
Accordingly, this Special Issue seeks to showcase research papers, short communications, and review articles that focus on novel methodological developments for the design, fabrication, and utilization of dielectrophoresis in microfluidic platforms, with particular interest being paid to techniques for cellular assays, drug discovery, tissue engineering, nanomaterials, and electronic/optical devices.
We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Dr. Khashayar Khoshmanesh
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Cellular assays
- Molecular assays
- Diagnostics
- Drug discovery
- Tissue engineering
- Lab on a chip
- Nanomaterials
- Electronic/optical devices
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