TABLE II.
DEP motion of the microalgae with different lipid contents at the operating frequency between 5 and 20 MHz (solution conductivity: 2.93 mS/cm).
| Frequency | Lipid content (% dry wet) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13% | 21% | 24% | 30% | 35% | |
| 5 MHz | nDEP | nDEP | nDEP | nDEP | nDEP |
| 10 MHz | ——a | nDEP | nDEP | nDEP | nDEP |
| 15 MHz | pDEP | pDEP | —— | nDEP | nDEP |
| 20 MHz | pDEP | pDEP | pDEP | nDEP | nDEP |
“——”means that the motion of the microalgae is less identifiable.