Electrophoresis is the motion of charged dispersed particles or dissolved charged molecules relative to a fluid under the influence of a spatially uniform electric field. As a rule, these zwitterionic particles and molecules have either a positive or negative net charge, which is often characterized with zeta potential.
"Electrophoresis" can also refer to:
Interface and colloid science Dielectrophoresis, similar motion in a space non-uniform electric field Microelectrophoresis, a method of studying electrophoresis of various dispersed particles using optical microscopy Electrophoretic light scattering, a method for measuring electrophoretic mobility based on dynamic light scattering
Molecular biology and biochemistry Affinity electrophoresis, used to separate and characterize biomolecules on basis of their molecular characteristics through binding to another biomolecule Capillary electrophoresis, commonly used to separate biomolecules by their charge and frictional forces Gel electrophoresis, a technique used by scientists to separate molecules based on physical characteristics such as size, shape, or isoelectric point electrophoresis of nucleic acids, a specific type of gel electrophoresis used to analyse DNA and RNA electrophoresis of proteins, a specific type of gel electrophoresis used to analyse proteins SDS-PAGE, sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, commonly used to analyse proteins two-dimensional electrophoresis, a specific type of gel electrophoresis commonly used to analyse proteins which involves two separation mechanisms to separate molecules Immunoelectrophoresis, used to separate and characterize biomolecules on basis their molecular characteristics as well as binding of antibodies
Medicine Iontophoresis, a way of rapidly administering drugs through the skin
Media support Electrophoretic display, a device that displays media contents using charged pigment particles in an applied electric field
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