Dielectrophoresis of Macromolecules: Determination of the Diffusion Constant of Poly-
-Benzyl-L-Glutamate
Maurice Eisenstadt 1 and
I. Herbert Scheinberg 1
1 Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
The translational diffusion constant of poly-
-benzyl-L-glutamate in ethylene dichloride was measured by dielectrophoresis. The method is rapid, precise to about ± 5 percent, and yields values in good agreement with those obtained by standard methods.