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electroendosmosis

[i‚lek·trō¦en·däs′mō·səs]
(physics)
The production of an endosmosis effect by an electrical potential; that is, the use of electricity to cause diffusion of a liquid through an organic membrane.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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At low frequencies, most of the applied voltage drops across the double layer, AC electro-osmosis is important.
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Biased AC electro-osmosis for on-chip bioparticle processing, IEEE Trans.
As intriguing as the idea may be that the interplay between electrophoresis and electro-osmosis controls EF-directed migration and growth, there is very little evidence to support it.
The role of electro-osmosis in the electric-field-induced movement of charged macromolecules on the surfaces of cells.
"The first stage, scheduled from April to May, will test the efficacy of electro-osmosis on a clear clay pit located near the waste site that is physically similar to the soil in the waste site itself," said Ho.
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