Recent advances in dielectrophoresis-based cell viability assessmentDielectrophoresis (DEP) is a non-destructive, accurate, and label-free cell manipulating technique and DEP applications have been found in various fields. Assessment of cell viability is one of the important applications and many investigations have been reported. In this paper, cell polarization and its modeling, some key parameters employed for living/dead cell separation, as well as electrode configurations are reviewed. Focus is given to the latest development of DEP devices employed for the assessment of cell viability. Experimentally determined factors for separating living/dead cells, such as the conductivity of suspending medium and the frequency of applied electric field, are summarized. The future directions and potential challenges in this field are also outlined.
Theory of cell DEPThe fundamentals of DEP were systematically reviewed in the past [35,36]. In this section, we only focus on the theory concerning cellular DEP. Based on the spherical particle model, single-shell model and multi-shell model of biological cells are extended. Color online: See the article online to view Figs. 1-7 in color. J. Zhang et al. Electrophoresis 2020, 41, 917-932