Trapping, sorting and transferring of micro-particles and live cells using electric current-induced thermal tweezers

• Published in: Sensors and actuators. B, Chemical Vol. 264; pp. 224 - 233
• Main Authors: Cong, Hengji, Chen, Jiajie, Ho, Ho-Pui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01.07.2018; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Cells; Convective flow; Electric currents; Electric power; Gold; Heating; Lab-on-a-chip; Microfluidics; Microsystems; Ohmic dissipation; Particle accelerators; Particle manipulation; Particle physics; Photolithography; Polystyrene resins; Sensors; Silica glass; Silicon dioxide; Temperature gradients; Thermal tweezers; Thermophoresis; Trapping; Microsystems; Thermal tweezers; Thermophoresis; Microfluidics; Particle manipulation

•Transferring, sorting, separation and combination of particle clusters have been realized by selectively controlling the electrical drive current in the heating elements of the device.•In addition, live cells such as E. coli, have been showed to form clusters and manipulated at a target location ba...