2018/06/11 by Fadi Alnaimat, Sawsan Dagher, Bobby Mathew +2 · 5 citations
Engineering · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies #Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications #Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects
paper · doi:10.1002/tcr.201800018
openalex publication_date 2018/06/11 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Magnetophoresis, the manipulation of trajectory of micro-scale entities using magnetic forces, as employed in microfluidic devices is reviewed at length in this article. Magnetophoresis has recently garnered significant interest due to its simplicity, in terms of implementation, as well as cost-effectiveness while being efficient and biocompatible. Theory associated with magnetophoresis is illustrated in this review along with different sources for creating magnetic field gradient commonly employed in microfluidic devices. Additionally, this article reviews the state-of-the-art of magnetophoresis based microfluidic devices, where positive- and negative-magnetophoresis are utilized for manipulation of micro-scale entities (cells and microparticles), employed for operations such as trapping, focusing, separation, and switching of microparticles and cells. The article concludes with a brief outlook of the field of magnetophoresis.