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Particle Dielectrophoresis Modeling in COMSOL 4.2a

This document describes modeling particle dielectrophoresis in COMSOL 4.2a. It defines the modeled domain as having red electrodes set to 10V AC and blue electrodes grounded at 0V. It models a 30um x 30um x 30um domain containing particles with either positive or negative dielectrophoretic properties being released from the mid-plane. The dielectrophoretic force is calculated from the electric field based on particle and buffer properties. The results show particles with a positive Clausius-Mossotti factor being attracted to high electric field regions, while particles with a negative factor are repelled from high field regions.

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Particle Dielectrophoresis Modeling in COMSOL 4.2a

This document describes modeling particle dielectrophoresis in COMSOL 4.2a. It defines the modeled domain as having red electrodes set to 10V AC and blue electrodes grounded at 0V. It models a 30um x 30um x 30um domain containing particles with either positive or negative dielectrophoretic properties being released from the mid-plane. The dielectrophoretic force is calculated from the electric field based on particle and buffer properties. The results show particles with a positive Clausius-Mossotti factor being attracted to high electric field regions, while particles with a negative factor are repelled from high field regions.

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Particle Dielectrophoresis Modeling

in COMSOL 4.2a
Model definition
The modeled domain. The red electrodes are set to 10
V (AC) and the blue electrodes are set to ground (0 V).
Buffer properties:
conductivity 0.56 S/m, relative permittivity 78
Alternating currents (AC)
Peak potential 10V
frequency 10 Hz

Modeling domain 30um x 30um x 30um
Particle density 1050 kg/m
3
, radius 500nm
pDEP group: conductivity 0.95 S/m, relative permittivity 36
nDEP group: conductivity 0.01 S/m, relative permittivity 2.55
Electric field:
Particle trajectories:
( )
DEP g D p p
F F F v m
dt
d

+ + =
F
D
drag force
F
g
gravitational force
F
DEP
dielectrophoretic force
e
i
J D i E J
Q J

+ + =
= V
e o
Dielectrophoretic Force
The dielectrophoresis force can be determined from the electric field by
( )
0 0
3
~
2
~
~ ~
)
~
( E E real real r F
f p
f p
f p

V
|
|
.
|

\
|
+

=
c c
c c
c t
i
f
f f
e
o
c c =
~
Complex permittivity of medium


Complex permittivity of particles
i
p
p p
e
o
c c =
~
The sign of the DEP force depends
on Clausius-Mossotti factor :
f p
f p
CM
f
c c
c c
~
2
~
~ ~
~
+

=
( )
( ) 0
~
0
~
<
>
CM
CM
f real
f real
Positive DEP (pDEP), particles attracted to the regions of high electric field magnitude.
Negative DEP (nDEP), particles repelled from the regions of high electric field magnitude.
Two groups of particles are released from the mid-
plane of the domain: one group with pDEP and one
group with nDEP.
Dielectrophoretic Force
Use the electric field calculated from the
electric current interface to compute the
DEP force.
Type in the complex relative permittivity
of the particles and the buffer.
Activate Use piecewise polynomial
recovery on field to improve the accuracy
of force calculation.
Particle Release
Release the particles from the mid-plane
of the domain
Results and Discussions
The particles (red) with positive Clausius-
Mossotti factor (f
CM
= 0.19) are attracted to
the high field region.
The particles (blue) with negative
Clausius-Mossotti factor (f
CM
= -0.49) are
repelled from the high field region.
High field region

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