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Microfluidic Cell Trapping Device Based on Standard PCB Technology

Authors:
Nuria B Palacios Aguilera
Ting Zhou
Jeroen Bastemeijer
Jeff Mollinger
Andre Bossche

Keywords: dielectrophoresis; cell trapping; microfluidic; vertical electric field; PCB

Abstract:
Nowadays, the methods used to determine cell concentration either count the cells per volume or measure the cells weight per volume. This paper presents the design, fabrication and measurement of a microfluidic cell trapping device envisaged for cell concentration measurements. The work presented here focuses mainly in the fabrication of the device. Measurements are made to validate the fabricated device. The device separates different size particles by using dielectrophoresis. Horizontal as well as vertical electric fields can be used to trap the particles by controlling the amplitude and frequency of AC voltage signals. The device presented here is fabricated using low-cost and low-temperature technologies.

Pages: 1 to 6

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: August 19, 2012

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3530

ISBN: 978-1-61208-214-1

Location: Rome, Italy

Dates: from August 19, 2012 to August 24, 2012