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Applications and theory of electrokinetic enrichment in micro-nanofluidic chips

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This review reports the progress on the recent development of electrokinetic enrichment in micro-nanofluidic chips. The governing equations of electrokinetic enrichment in micro-nanofluidic chips are given. Various enrichment applications including protein analysis, DNA analysis, bacteria analysis, viruses analysis and cell analysis are illustrated and discussed. The advantages and difficulties of each enrichment method are expatiated. This paper will provide a particularly convenient and valuable reference to those who intend to research the electrokinetic enrichment based on micro-nanofluidic chips.

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This work was supported by Liaoning Province Doctor Startup Fund (20141131) and Fund of Liaoning Province Education Administration (L2014241).

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    Xueye Chen, Shuai Zhang, Lei Zhang, Zhen Yao, Xiaodong Chen, Yue Zheng & Yanlin Liu

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Chen, X., Zhang, S., Zhang, L. et al. Applications and theory of electrokinetic enrichment in micro-nanofluidic chips. Biomed Microdevices 19, 19 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10544-017-0168-1

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