This paper presents a poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) polymer microfluidic device using alternating current (ac) dielectrophoresis (DEP) for separating live cells from interfering particles of similar sizes by their polarizabilities under continuous flow and for characterizing DEP behaviors of cells in stagnant flow. The ac-DEP force is generated by three-dimensional (3D) conducting PDMS composi...

artemia plays a major role in aquaculture as one of the most important live foods used in larval rearing. the aim of this study was to determine the optimum level of feeding in artemia urmiana with baker's yeast (saccharomyces cerevisiae). triplicate groups were fed with different levels of s. cerevisiae yeast 0.625 (control), 1.25 (t1), 2.50 (t2), 5.0 (t3) (mg yeast per 1000 nauplii) for ...

Information on the effects of different yeast species on ruminal fermentation is limited. This experiment was conducted in a 3×4 factorial arrangement to explore and compare the effects of addition of three different live yeast species (Candida utilis 1314, Saccharomyces cerevisiae 1355, and Candida tropicalis 1254) at four doses (0, 0.25×10(7), 0.50×10(7), and 0.75×10(7) colony-forming unit [c...

We demonstrate the first programmed transport of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and a zebrafish embryo (Danio rerio) within droplets in a two-plate digital microfluidic device. The yeast remained viable after transport, and the actuated droplets left no yeast behind. A zebrafish embryo transported 2 hours after fertilization developed normally and hatched. Dechorionation was demonstrated...

The use of toxic and less bioavailable inorganic selenium can now be supplemented with an alternative organic source from bacterial species in nutrition for human animal benefit. This study investigated the effects sources on laying performance, egg quality characteristics, intestinal morphology, caecum microbial population, digesta volatile fatty acids hens. One hundred forty-four Lohman Brown...