Transfer of low nanoliter volumes between microplates using focused acoustics - Automation considerations

JALA - Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 29-34

  Ellson, Richard ^a   Mutz, Mitchell ^a   Browning, Brent ^a   Lee, Lawrence ^a   Miller, Michael F ^a   Papen, Roeland ^a  

^a Picoliter Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic drop ejection; Compound reformatting; Nanoliter dispensing

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; LIQUID; MICROANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0842279636     PISSN: 15355535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1535-5535(03)00011-X     Document Type: Article

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