Electrokinetic Behavior of Micro and Nanoparticles: Fundamentals and Applications

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 3:15 PM
Canal A (Gaylord Opryland Hotel)

Description:
The papers in this session deal with (a) fundamental studies on the behavior of micro and nanoparticles in the presence of electric fields, or (b) how the electrokinetic or electrochemical properties of these particles are utilized for specific applications in various areas such as Biological Sensors, Biomedical Diagnostics, and Environmental Protection.


Sponsor:
Topical 3: 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Electrophoresis Society (AES)


Chair:
Shramik Sengupta
Email: senguptas@missouri.edu


3:51 PM
(306c) Electrophoretic Transport of Nucleic Acids through Nano Structured Surfaces
Shantanu Bhattacharya, Arnab Ghosh, Deepak Singh, Tarak Kumar Patra, Jayant K. Singh and R. Gurunath

4:09 PM
(306d) Dielectrophoresis of Colloidal Suspensions of SWNTs: Formation of 1-D Assemblies
Mainak Majumder, Budhadipta Dan, Michelle Li, Howard K. Schmidt and Matteo Pasquali

4:27 PM
(306e) Corrosion and Sulfate Attack Mitigation in Concrete Using Electrokinetic Nanoparticle Treatment
Henry E. Cardenas, Kunal V. Kupwade-Patil, Jinko Kanno, James Phillips, Harish Venkateshaiah and Daniela Mainardi

5:03 PM
(306g) Insulator-Based Dielectrophoresis with Direct Current Electric Fields
Javier Baylon-Cardiel, Blanca H. Lapizco-Encinas, Claudia Reyes-Betanzo, Ana V. Chávez-Santoscoy and Sergio O. Martínez-Chapa

5:21 PM
(306h) Negative and Positive Dielectrophoresis of Particles in Curved Microchannels
Christopher Church, Juan Nieto, Gyunay Keten, Erl Ibarra and Xiangchun Xuan