Development of biofactory-on-a-chip technology using excimer laser micromachining

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 57-63

  Pethig, R ^a   Burt, J P H ^a   Parton, A ^b   Rizvi, N ^c   Talary, M S ^a   Tame, J A ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Genera Technologies Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Exitech Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; EXCIMER LASERS; INTEGRATED CIRCUIT MANUFACTURE; LASER ABLATION; MICROELECTRODES; MICROMACHINING; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYIMIDES;

BIOFACTORY ON A CHIP DEVICES; DIELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROROTATION; MULTILAYER MICROELECTRODE; TRAVELLING WAVE DIELECTROPHORESIS;

MICROELECTRONIC PROCESSING;

EID: 0032092119     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/8/2/004     Document Type: Article

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