Highly Permeable, Electrically Switchable Filter for Multidimensional Sorting of Suspended Particles

The creation of highly specific particle systems in the nano- and micrometer size range is a challenging task. The demand for particle systems with narrowly distributed properties is increasing in many applications, especially for use in high-tech products. Conventional separation techniques often r...

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Main Authors: Laura Weirauch, Jasper Giesler, Georg R. Pesch, Michael Baune, Jorg Thöming
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Jasper Giesler
Georg R. Pesch
Michael Baune
Jorg Thöming
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description The creation of highly specific particle systems in the nano- and micrometer size range is a challenging task. The demand for particle systems with narrowly distributed properties is increasing in many applications, especially for use in high-tech products. Conventional separation techniques often reach their limits in the micrometer size range or become (labor-)intensive, which makes them economically or ecologically unsustainable. In addition, sorting based on several properties is rarely feasible in just one separator. Dielectrophoretic processes can be a viable option for complex sorting tasks like this, given their ability to address several particle properties and their high degree of selectivity. In this paper, we summarize the progress of a project in which the capability of dielectrophoretic methods for multidimensional sorting of microparticles was investigated. We were able to develop an operation mode for multidimensional sorting of microparticles using dielectrophoresis as well as a scalable electrically switchable filter. This creates a basis for high-throughput and multi-target sorting of technical microparticles using dielectrophoretic processes.
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spelling doaj-art-27db7255c0b04ac78fbfc2c0ca4cfcd62025-08-20T02:56:51ZengMDPI AGPowders2674-05162024-11-013457459310.3390/powders3040030Highly Permeable, Electrically Switchable Filter for Multidimensional Sorting of Suspended ParticlesLaura Weirauch0Jasper Giesler1Georg R. Pesch2Michael Baune3Jorg Thöming4Chemical Process Engineering, Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, GermanyChemical Process Engineering, Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, GermanySchool of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, University College Dublin, D04 V1W8 Dublin, IrelandChemical Process Engineering, Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, GermanyChemical Process Engineering, Faculty of Production Engineering, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, GermanyThe creation of highly specific particle systems in the nano- and micrometer size range is a challenging task. The demand for particle systems with narrowly distributed properties is increasing in many applications, especially for use in high-tech products. Conventional separation techniques often reach their limits in the micrometer size range or become (labor-)intensive, which makes them economically or ecologically unsustainable. In addition, sorting based on several properties is rarely feasible in just one separator. Dielectrophoretic processes can be a viable option for complex sorting tasks like this, given their ability to address several particle properties and their high degree of selectivity. In this paper, we summarize the progress of a project in which the capability of dielectrophoretic methods for multidimensional sorting of microparticles was investigated. We were able to develop an operation mode for multidimensional sorting of microparticles using dielectrophoresis as well as a scalable electrically switchable filter. This creates a basis for high-throughput and multi-target sorting of technical microparticles using dielectrophoretic processes.https://www.mdpi.com/2674-0516/3/4/30dielectrophoresisfiltrationselective separationmultidimensionalhigh-throughputmicroparticles
spellingShingle Laura Weirauch
Jasper Giesler
Georg R. Pesch
Michael Baune
Jorg Thöming
Highly Permeable, Electrically Switchable Filter for Multidimensional Sorting of Suspended Particles
Powders
dielectrophoresis
filtration
selective separation
multidimensional
high-throughput
microparticles
title Highly Permeable, Electrically Switchable Filter for Multidimensional Sorting of Suspended Particles
title_full Highly Permeable, Electrically Switchable Filter for Multidimensional Sorting of Suspended Particles
title_fullStr Highly Permeable, Electrically Switchable Filter for Multidimensional Sorting of Suspended Particles
title_full_unstemmed Highly Permeable, Electrically Switchable Filter for Multidimensional Sorting of Suspended Particles
title_short Highly Permeable, Electrically Switchable Filter for Multidimensional Sorting of Suspended Particles
title_sort highly permeable electrically switchable filter for multidimensional sorting of suspended particles
topic dielectrophoresis
filtration
selective separation
multidimensional
high-throughput
microparticles
url https://www.mdpi.com/2674-0516/3/4/30
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