TY - GEN
T1 - Smooth-tip dielectrophoresis based tweesers for single liposome handling
AU - Kodama, Taiga
AU - Osaki, Toshihisa
AU - Kawano, Ryuji
AU - Kamiya, Koki
AU - Miki, Norihisa
AU - Takeuchi, Shoji
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - In prior work, we reported an efficient methodology for cell-sized liposome manipulation using DEP-based tweezers [1]. In this work, we improved the tweezers that was added further precision in the liposome handling. This devise consists of a smooth-tip glass needle and a pair of thin Au-film electrodes. The smooth tip, which is fabricated by melting a finely-pulled glass needle, is able to concentrate the DEP effect. Using this tweezers, we succeeded in capturing, manipulating and positioning single giant-liposomes of various sizes. This device will become an efficient tool for handling single biological particles such as liposome-based artificial cells.
AB - In prior work, we reported an efficient methodology for cell-sized liposome manipulation using DEP-based tweezers [1]. In this work, we improved the tweezers that was added further precision in the liposome handling. This devise consists of a smooth-tip glass needle and a pair of thin Au-film electrodes. The smooth tip, which is fabricated by melting a finely-pulled glass needle, is able to concentrate the DEP effect. Using this tweezers, we succeeded in capturing, manipulating and positioning single giant-liposomes of various sizes. This device will become an efficient tool for handling single biological particles such as liposome-based artificial cells.
KW - Dielectrophoresis
KW - Liposome
KW - Single-particle handling
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84901756890
SN - 9780979806452
T3 - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012
SP - 1081
EP - 1083
BT - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012
PB - Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society
T2 - 16th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2012
Y2 - 28 October 2012 through 1 November 2012
ER -