Acoustophoresis
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 acoustic levitation; a method for suspending matter in a medium by using acoustic radiation pressure from intense sound waves in the medium uncountable
"Recently, several groups have been developing microfluidic devices to isolate CTCs from normal blood components, for example, by using antibody coated microposts, dielectrophoresis, size-based separation by a microfilter or acoustophoresis, etc."
Example
More examples"Recently, several groups have been developing microfluidic devices to isolate CTCs from normal blood components, for example, by using antibody coated microposts, dielectrophoresis, size-based separation by a microfilter or acoustophoresis, etc."
Etymology
From acousto- + phoresis.
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