A biomechatronic fluid-sample-handling system for DNA processing

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 99-109

  Meldrum, Deirdre R ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b University of Washington ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Automation; Biotechnology; Integrated systems; Sample processing

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AUTOMATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPUTER CONTROL; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DNA SEQUENCES; ENZYMES; OPTICAL SENSORS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PNEUMATIC SERVOMECHANISMS;

BIOMECHATRONIC FLUID SAMPLE HANDLING SYSTEM; ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATORS; PIEZOCERAMIC ACTUATORS; PNEUMATIC PUMPS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTIONS (PCR);

ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0031162201     PISSN: 10834435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3516.588628     Document Type: Article

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