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Electrokinetic Particle Trapping Performance Of Conductive Nanofiber Mats In Microfluidic Wells., Jacob Hunter West
Electrokinetic Particle Trapping Performance Of Conductive Nanofiber Mats In Microfluidic Wells., Jacob Hunter West
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The frequency dependence of electrokinetic particle trapping using large-area (>mm2) conductive carbon nanofiber (CNF) mat electrodes is investigated. The fibers provide nanoscale geometric features for the generation of high electric field gradients, which is necessary for particle trapping via dielectrophoresis (DEP). A device was fabricated with an array of microfluidic wells for repeated experiments; each well included a CNF mat electrode opposing an aluminum electrode. Fluorescent microspheres (1 µm) were trapped at various electric field frequencies between 30 kHz – 1 MHz. Digital images of each well were analyzed to quantify particle trapping. DEP trapping by the …