Patent ID: 11969739
Assignee: CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  C  G | IPC B  C  G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for performing contactless optically-induced dielectrophoresis for separation of circulating tumor cells, the apparatus comprising: an ODEP device including a first conductive glass and a second conductive glass wherein the first conductive glass is disposed on the second conductive glass; the first conductive glass includes a transverse main channel and a longitudinal micro channel perpendicular to the main channel and joining the main channel at a cell separation zone; a first electrode channel disposed along an edge of the first conductive glass and corresponding to the main channel, and a second electrode channel perpendicular to the first electrode channel, joining the first electrode channel, and corresponding to the micro channel; and the first conductive glass includes a first hole and a second hole aligned with two ends of the main channel respectively, and a third hole aligned with one end of the micro channel; a sample receiving member disposed on and aligned with the first hole; an exhaust discharge member disposed on and aligned with the second hole; a target collection member disposed on and aligned with the third hole; and a controller including an optical projection device and an image fetch device.