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Dielectrophoresis of Nucleic Acids

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Translational movement of polynucleotides in a nonuniform electric field

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    Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is the translational motion of an electrically polarizable body by the action of an externally applied, spatially nonuniform, electric field. DEP can occur with an electrically neutral body in a spatially nonuniform field and depends on the dielectric properties of the body relative to the surrounding medium. The word dielectrophoresis derives from the Greek word “phorein” where a particle “is carried as a result of its dielectric properties” [1]. DEP is distinguished from electrophoresis that requires a net charge on the body for Coulombic movement to occur in an externally applied, spatially uniform, electric field. DEP is also distinguished from electrorotation (EROT) that refers to rotational motion of a body in a spatially inhomogeneous electric field.

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    Nucleic acids(NAs) are responsible for information storage, distribution, translation, and control...

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics, University of Liverpool, Brownlow Hill, L69 3GJ, Liverpool, UK

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Bakewell, D.J. (2015). Dielectrophoresis of Nucleic Acids. In: Bhushan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6178-0_132-2

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