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DEP is the translational movement of a polarizable object under the influence of an electric field. Bacteria, viruses, biological macromolecules such as proteins, DNA, enzymes are all polarizable and thus subject to separation by DEP.

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Harry Shaw, Masters Thesis, DESIGN AND SIMULATION OF A MEMS STRUCTURE FOR ELECTROPHORETIC AND DIELECTROPHORETIC SEPARATION OF PARTICLES BY CONTACTLESS ELECTRODES, George Washington University, 2005​

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