Prediction of trapping zones in an insulator-based dielectrophoretic device.
A mathematical model is implemented to study the performance of an insulator-based dielectrophoretic device. The geometry of the device was captured in a computational model that solves Laplace equation within an array of cylindrical insulating structures. From the mathematical model it was possible to predict the location and magnitude of the zones of dielectrophoretic trapping of microparticles. Simulation and experimental results of trapping zones are compared for different operating conditions.
Departamento de Ingeniería Eléctrica y Computacional, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey, Avenida Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, Monterrey, N.L. 64849, Mexico.
Javier L
JL
Baylon-Cardiel
Blanca H
BH
Lapizco-Encinas
Claudia
C
Reyes-Betanzo
Ana V
AV
Chávez-Santoscoy
Sergio O
SO
Martínez-Chapa
D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D046209:Electrophoresis, Microchip / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D008863:Microspheres; D008956:Models, Chemical