Precise nanoliter fluid handling system with integrated high-speed flow sensor

Assay and Drug Development Technologies

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-212

  Haber, Carsten ^a,b   Boillat, Marc ^a   van der Schoot, Bart ^a  

^a Seyonic SA   (Switzerland)

^b CH Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYZER; ASPIRATION; AUTOMATION; BIOASSAY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SENSOR; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALVE; VISCOSITY;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ELECTRONICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; MICROCHEMISTRY; MICROCHIP ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MINIATURIZATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RHEOLOGY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SYSTEMS INTEGRATION; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 20544444687     PISSN: 1540658X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/adt.2005.3.203     Document Type: Review

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