TY - GEN
T1 - Immobilization of C. elegans in liquid using 3d-electrode dielectrophoresis
AU - Zeng, X. Y.
AU - Huang, L.
AU - Chuang, H. S.
AU - Wang, W. H.
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This paper reports that 3D electrodes made of C-PDMS in microfluidic environment work well in the immobilization of C. elegans by dielectrophoresis (DEP) force. Previously, Chuang et al.1 realized trapping of C. elegans by DEP with planar electrodes; recently, Marchalot2 has prove d that thick electrodes present a great advantage over planar electrodes in thick channel, as there was no degradation of electric field for the former. Therefore, we fabricated 3D electrodes by C-PDMS, and this low-cost and easy-to-make-and-use 3D electrodes centered microfluidic device provides an enabling platform to immobilize C. elegans e ffectively in liquid in microfluidic environment.
AB - This paper reports that 3D electrodes made of C-PDMS in microfluidic environment work well in the immobilization of C. elegans by dielectrophoresis (DEP) force. Previously, Chuang et al.1 realized trapping of C. elegans by DEP with planar electrodes; recently, Marchalot2 has prove d that thick electrodes present a great advantage over planar electrodes in thick channel, as there was no degradation of electric field for the former. Therefore, we fabricated 3D electrodes by C-PDMS, and this low-cost and easy-to-make-and-use 3D electrodes centered microfluidic device provides an enabling platform to immobilize C. elegans e ffectively in liquid in microfluidic environment.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85014278512
T3 - 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2016
SP - 477
EP - 478
BT - 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2016
PB - Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society
T2 - 20th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2016
Y2 - 9 October 2016 through 13 October 2016
ER -