Dielectrophoretic tweezer for isolating and manipulating target cells

The ability to isolate and accurately position single cells in three dimensions is becoming increasingly important in many areas of biological research. The authors describe the design, theoretical modelling and testing of a novel dielectrophoretic (DEP) tweezer for picking out and relocating single...

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Main Authors: Menachery, A. (Author), Graham, D. (Author), Messerli, S.M (Author), Pethig, R. (Author), Smith, P.J.S (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2011-03.
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