Development of a CCD-based fluorimeter for real-time PCR machine

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 872-881

  Lee, Da Sheng ^a   Chang, Bou How ^b   Chen, Ping Hei ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CCD; Fluorescence detection system; Fluorescence image processing; LUM filter; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DNA; ENZYMES; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

FLUORESCENCE DETECTION SYSTEM; FLUORESCENCE IMAGE PROCESSING; LUM FILTERS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (REAL-TIME PCR);

FLUOROMETERS;

EID: 18544379312     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2004.12.042     Document Type: Article

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