Title :
Low-frequency electronic gate detection for the counting and sizing of cells, bacteria, and colloidal particles in liquids
Author :
De Bisschop, Frank ; Vandewege, Jan ; Li, Wei ; De Mets, Marc
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Phys., Ghent Univ., Gent, Belgium
fDate :
6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Low-frequency (LF) electronic gating is proposed for the detection and sizing of cells, bacteria, and colloidal particles in liquids. LF gating avoids the disturbing effects of electrolysis inherent to dc-operated systems and the poor sensitivity of high-frequency gating. The technique is intended for continuous operation on-line, in chromatography-like experiments.
Keywords :
biological techniques; cellular biophysics; chromatography; colloids; microorganisms; particle counting; particle size measurement; bacteria; cells; colloidal particles; liquid medium; low-frequency electronic gate detection; on-line chromatography; particle counting; particle sizing; Biomedical measurements; Capacitance; Electrochemical processes; Frequency; Impedance; Liquids; Microorganisms; Particle measurements; Pulse amplifiers; Size measurement;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIM.2003.814363
