Automated biological agent testing systems

Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 759-768

  Byrne, Katherine M ^a   Fruchey, Isaac R ^a   Bailey, Andrew M ^a   Emanuel, Peter A ^b  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b J Prog Exec Off Chem/Biol Def   (United States)

Author keywords

ABATS; Automation; Biomonitoring; Biosurveillance; Immunoassay; PCR; Robotics; Sample processing

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; AEROSOL; AUTOANALYSIS; AUTOMATED BIOLOGICAL AGENT TESTING SYSTEM; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DEVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

AUTOMATION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOTERRORISM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0242556709     PISSN: 14737159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/14737159.3.6.759     Document Type: Review

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