title: Microfluidic chip for plasma separation from undiluted human whole blood samples using low voltage contactless dielectrophoresis and capillary force.
abstract: A plasma separating biochip is demonstrated using a capillary-driven contactless dielectrophoresis method with low voltage (~1 V) and high frequency induced electrostatics between red blood cells. The polarized red blood cells were aggregated and separated from plasma with a 69.8% volume separation and an 89.4% removal rate of red blood cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, St Martin de Porres Hospital, Chiayi City, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chia-Chern
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Po-Hsiu
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Chen-Kuei
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Chung
mesh_terms: D019075:Electrophoresis, Capillary / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D046210:Microfluidic Analytical Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D010949:Plasma; D010956:Plasmapheresis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods