Continuous blood cell separation using a dielectrophoretic virtual pillar array

We present continuous blood cell separation using a virtual pillar array induced by negative dielectrophoretic forces. The present cell separation method reduces particle clogging caused by microstructures. Experimental study verifies the clogging-free size-dependent blood cell separation feasibilit...

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Published in2008 3rd IEEE International Conference on Nano/Micro Engineered and Molecular Systems pp. 974 - 977
Main Authors Sunghwan Chang, Young-Ho Cho
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.01.2008
Subjects
blood cell separation
Cells (biology)
Dielectrophoresis
Electrodes
Magnetic properties
Microstructure
Particle separators
Permittivity
Systems engineering and theory
virtual pillar
Voltage
White blood cells
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Summary:We present continuous blood cell separation using a virtual pillar array induced by negative dielectrophoretic forces. The present cell separation method reduces particle clogging caused by microstructures. Experimental study verifies the clogging-free size-dependent blood cell separation feasibility using diluted whole blood. The separation positions of red blood cells (RBCs) and white blood cells (WBCs) are measured as 17.3plusmn150 mum and 585plusmn62 mum, respectively, at the conditions of the 20Vpp(peak-to-peak voltage) 500 kHz square wave input signal, the net flow rate of 0.2 muml/min, and the buffer conductivity of 0.5 S/m. Therefore, the present method has potential to apply in biological separations where we suffer due to the clogging.
ISBN:1424419077
9781424419074
DOI:10.1109/NEMS.2008.4484484