Title :
Dielectrophoretic separation of Lactobacillus acidophillus bacteria from Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeasts
Author :
Khoshmanesh, K. ; Baratchi, S. ; Tovar-Lopez, Francisco J. ; Nasabi, M. ; Chrimes, A.F. ; Nahavandi, S. ; Wlodkowic, D. ; Mitchell, A. ; Kalantar-Zadeh, K.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., RMIT Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
We show the size-based separation of model Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cells from a background of Lactobacillus acidophillus bacteria under the combined effect of dielectrophoretic (DEP) and hydrodynamic forces.
Keywords :
biological techniques; cellular biophysics; electrophoresis; hydrodynamics; microorganisms; separation; DEP effect; dielectrophoretic effect; dielectrophoretic separation; hydrodynamic force effect; lactobacillus acidophillus bacteria; saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast cells; size-based separation; Australia; Dielectrophoresis; Educational institutions; Force; Microelectrodes; Microorganisms;
Conference_Titel :
Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials & Devices (COMMAD), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-3047-3
DOI :
10.1109/COMMAD.2012.6472410
