Improving the Performance of Contactless Dielectrophoresis

At the 2025 edition of SciX, which took place from October 5–10, in Covington, Kentucky, Rafael V. Davalos, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, delivered a presentation titled, “Design, Development, and History of Contactless Dielectrophoresis” (1). His talk presented the development and applications of contactless dielectrophoresis (cDEP), an innovative microfluidic technique designed to overcome key limitations in electrokinetic systems, including Joule heating, contamination, and low sample viability.