Microdispenser array for highly parallel and accurate liquid handling

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4590, Issue , 2001, Pages 195-203

  Koltay, P ^a   Steger, R ^b   Birkle, G ^a   Huang, H C ^b   Sandmaier, H ^b   Zengerle, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Institute of Micromachining and Information Technology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dosage systems; Fluid jets; High throughput screening; Micro dispenser; Nanoliter liquid handling

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; DRY ETCHING; HYDROPHILICITY; JETS; LIQUIDS; MICROMACHINING; NOZZLES;

MICRODISPENSER ARRAYS; NANOLITER LIQUID HANDLING;

DISPENSERS;

EID: 0035772287     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.454604     Document Type: Article

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