Journal
BIOPROCESS AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Volume 36, Issue 9, Pages 1219-1227Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-012-0849-3
Keywords
Dielectrophoresis; AC electric field; DC electric field; Analytical activity
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The purpose of this study is to develop a system analyzing cell activity by the dielectrophoresis method. Our previous studies revealed a correlation between the growth activity and dielectric property (Re[K(omega)]) of mouse hybridoma 3-2H3 cells using dielectrophoretic levitation. Furthermore, it was clarified that the differentiation activity of many stem cells could be evaluated by the Re[K(omega)] without differentiation induction. In this paper, 3-2H3 cells exposed to an alternating current (AC) electric field or a direct current (DC) electric field were cultivated, and the influence of damage by the electric field on the growth activity of the cells was examined. To evaluate the activity of the cells by measuring the Re[K(omega)], the correlation between the growth activity and the Re[K(omega)] of the cells exposed to the electric field was examined. The relations between the cell viability, growth activity, and Re[K(omega)] in the cells exposed to the AC electric field were obtained. The growth activity of the cells exposed to the AC electric field could be evaluated by the Re[K(omega)]. Furthermore, it was found that the adverse effects of the electric field on the cell viability and the growth activity were smaller in the AC electric field than the DC electric field.
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