Manipulation of Biological Particles Using Dielectrophoresis

介电电泳操作和分离的粒子有许多生物和医学应用，例如识别和表征的单个细胞，纯化的细胞亚群的混合物悬浮液等，本研究项目的目的是开发一种高效率和低成本的DEP设备的生物粒子操作。它将为生物微机电系统（MEMS）和纳米技术领域的进步做出重大贡献。工业将受益于该项目所获得的微/纳米结构和微/纳米制造方面的专业知识。

Dielectrophoretic manipulation and separation of particles has numerous biological and medical applications, e.g. identification and characterisation of individual cells, purification of cell subpopulations from mixture suspensions, etc. This research project aims to develop a high-efficiency and low-cost DEP device for bio-particle manipulation. It will contribute significantly to the advancements in the field of biological Micro-Electrical-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology. Industry will benefit from the expertise on micro/nano-structures and micro/nano-manufacturing achieved by this project.