| AC | alternating current |
| CM | Clausius–Mossotti factor |
| DEP | dielectrophoresis |
| DPC | dielectrophoretic particle chromatography |
| FWHM | full width at half maximum |
| nDEP | negative dielectrophoresis |
| pDEP | positive dielectrophoresis |
| PDMS | polydimethylsiloxane |
| PS | polystyrene |