Verification of multichannel liquid dispenser performance in the 4-30 μL range by using optical pathlength measurements in microplates

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2206-2008

  McGown, Evelyn L ^a   Schroeder, Kirk ^a   Hafeman, Dean G ^a  

^a MOLECULAR DEVICES CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DEVICE; LIQUID; PIPETTE; SPECTROPHOTOMETER;

EID: 0031671273     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/44.10.2206     Document Type: Article

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