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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 13, 2012
Applicant:

University of Pittsburgh of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Inventors:

Samuel J. Dickerson, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Steven P. Levitan, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Donald M. Chiarulli, Pittsburgh, PA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2006.01); B03C 5/00 (2006.01); B03C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 27/447 (2013.01); B03C 5/005 (2013.01); B03C 5/026 (2013.01); B03C 2201/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, devices, and methods are presented that facilitate electronic manipulation and detection of submicron particles. Time-multiplexed dielectrophoresis can be employed by cycling between two or more disparate electric fields during separate portions of a duty cycle. By cycling between these two or more disparate electric fields, two or more disparate particle types can be separated from one another based on differences in electrical properties of the two or more disparate particle types.


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