Automating high-throughput fluid sample handling for biotechnology and chemistry

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 1, Issue , 2000, Pages 198-205

  Meldrum, D R ^a   Moody, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHATRONICS; GENOME; HIGH THROUGHPUT FLUID SAMPLE HANDLING; MICROFLUIDICS;

ACTUATORS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DNA; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENZYMES; MECHANICS; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SENSORS; THERMODYNAMICS; USER INTERFACES;

AUTOMATION;

EID: 0033727414     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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