Abstract
The complete separation of mixtures of magnetic particles was achieved by on-chip free-flow magnetophoresis. In continuous flow, magnetic particles were deflected from the direction of larninar flow by a perpendicular magnetic field depending on their magnetic susceptibility and size and on the flow rate. 2.8 and 4.5 mu m superparamagnetic particles with magnetic susceptibilities of 1.1 X 10(-4) and 1.6 x 10(-4) m(3) kg(-1), respectively, could be completely separated from each other reproducibly. The separated particles were detected by video observation and also by on-chip laser light scattering. Potential applications of this separation method include sorting of magnetic micro- and nanoparticles as well as magnetically labelled cells.
Original language | Undefined |
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Article number | 10.1016/j.jmmm.2006.04.008 |
Pages (from-to) | 237-244 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of magnetism and magnetic materials |
Volume | 307 |
Issue number | 10/2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2006 |
Keywords
- EWI-8355
- BIOS-Micro/nanofluidics
- METIS-237674
- Micro-fluidics
- Magnetophoresis
- Magnetic microparticles
- Magnetic separation
- IR-63732