Separation and Polarizability of Dna by Dielectrophoresis
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Although separation of polymers based on the combination of dielectrophoretic trapping and electrophoretic forces has already been proposed 15 years ago [1], the experimental realization has only recently been demonstrated [2]. Here, we address the fast separation of biotechnologically relevant DNA by utilizing electrodeless dielectrophoresis in a simple, structured microfluidic chip. In addition, we demonstrate how the same chip and the same experimental setup can be used to determine the polarizability of DNA.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007