Methods and systems for identifying a particle using dielectrophoresis

Inventors

Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Jeana Collins, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Kaela M. Leonard
Tayloria N.G. Adams

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Abstract

A system for identifying a particle. The system includes a microfluidic device; a microelectrode array including a plurality of electrodes, the microelectrode array disposed within the microfluidic device; a plurality of particles suspended in a solution and delivered to the microelectrode array using the microfluidic device; a signal generator operatively coupled to the microelectrode array; a particle detector adjacent to the microelectrode array; and a controller in operative communication with the signal generator and the particle detector. The controller is configured to apply an oscillating voltage signal to the microelectrode array between a low frequency and a high frequency at a sweep rate, wherein the sweep rate is no more than a maximum sweep rate, and determine a distribution of the plurality of particles relative to the microelectrode array at a plurality of frequency levels between the low frequency and the high frequency.

Patent Number

US 10,012613 B2

Assignee

Michigan Technological University

Application Number

15/027,014

Date Filed

10-26-2014

Certificate of Correction

No

Issue Date

7-3-2018

Disciplines

Chemical Engineering

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Recommended Citation

Minerick, Adrienne; Collins, Jeana; Leonard, Kaela M.; and Adams, Tayloria N.G., "Methods and systems for identifying a particle using dielectrophoresis" (2018). Michigan Tech Patents. 138.
https://digitalcommons.mtu.edu/patents/138