Why DEP for cell sorting?
Completely Label-free
No fluorescent or magnetics labels means no incubation, no removal and no resulting losses in cell viability.
Cheaper to run, Smaller facilities, Lower user input.
Its Fast
Like really, really fast!
No relying on gravity to slowly pull cells through magnetic cages or waiting on fluorescence systems to interrogate, compute and redirect single-cell droplets individually.
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Cells trapped per second
No distinguishing surface markers?
What happens if you want to separate two similar cell types? If they present similar surface markers and fluorescent dyes can’t distinguish then DEP may be your solution. By exploiting inherent differences within the cells, including ionic contents in otherwise identical cells.