Electrokinetic flow encompasses several related phenomena, including electrophoresis, electroosmosis, and dielectrophoresis. In electrophoresis, charged particles move through a fluid under the influence of an electric field. In electroosmosis, the fluid itself moves through a porous medium or capillary due to the interaction between the electric field and the electrical double layer at the fluid-solid interface. Dielectrophoresis involves the movement of neutral particles in a non-uniform electric field due to induced dipoles.
