Conference
SEPARATION OF CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS BY ELECTROTAXIS IN A MICRODEVICE
Abstract
We demonstrate the use of electrotaxis (electric field-induced motion) of C.elegans in separating them in a continuous fashion based on their age. Direct (DC) and alternating (AC) electric fields inside a microchannel can be used to stimulate worms' locomotion towards the negative pole and to halt their locomotion while localizing them at desired locations in the channel, respectively. By utilizing electrotaxis in a microfluidic device with …
Authors
Rezai P; Salam S; Selvaganapathy PR; Gupta BP
Pagination
pp. 2766-2769
Publisher
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Publication Date
June 1, 2011
DOI
10.1109/transducers.2011.5969333
Name of conference
2011 16th International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference