“…With the purpose of characterizing the microparticles and cells, the parameters μ EO and μ EP (1) were estimated first following standard procedures, as reported elsewhere. , In addition to these attributes, which are key for the design of DC-iEK experiments, the novel recently defined parameter referred to as E EEC , (i.e., the electric field at which EP (3) , EOF drag, and EP (1) are balanced, resulting in v P = 0) was also measured. , This attribute allows extrapolating the expected applied voltages required to achieve the trapping of a particle or microorganism across different microfluidic DC-iEK devices. This applied voltage value is commonly referred as the “trapping voltage”, which is a system-dependent parameter, while E EEC is a system-independent parameter .…”