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Fabrication of Microelectrodes on Polyester Membranes for Dielectrophoretic Cell Capture

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Author(s)

Conni Hanke, Petra S. Dittrich, Darwin Reyes-Hernandez

Abstract

We present a new system for cell capturing on permeable polyester (PET) membranes using dielectrophoretic forces. For the first time gold microelectrodes were fabricated on PET membranes using conventional photolithographic techniques. Their characterization revealed no physical differences before and after processing. Dielectrophoretic cell trapping was successfully carried out within this microfluidic system and cells remained viable at least a day after capturing.
Proceedings Title
Nanotech Conference Technical Proceedings
Volume
3
Conference Dates
June 18-21, 2012
Conference Location
Santa Clara, CA, US
Conference Title
NanoTech Conference and Expo 2012
Pub Type
Conferences

Keywords

metallization, gold microelectrodes, polyester (polyethylene terephtalate, PET) membrane, dielectrophoresis, cell capture
Health, Chemical engineering and processing and Bioscience

Citation

Hanke, C. , Dittrich, P. and Reyes-Hernandez, D. (2012), Fabrication of Microelectrodes on Polyester Membranes for Dielectrophoretic Cell Capture, Nanotech Conference Technical Proceedings, Santa Clara, CA, US (Accessed October 20, 2025)

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Created June 17, 2012, Updated October 12, 2021
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