Microelectronic photosensors for genetic diagnostic microsystems

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 158-162

  Rech, I ^a   Restelli, A ^a   Cova, S ^a   Ghioni, M ^a   Chiari, M ^b   Cretich, M ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Avalanche diode; DNA separation; Fluorescence; Single photon

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE DIODES; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; DATA ACQUISITION; DNA; ELECTROOSMOSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FLUORESCENCE; MICROCONTROLLERS; MICROELECTRONICS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS (CE); DNA SEPARATION; LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE (LIF); SINGLE-PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODES;

SENSORS;

EID: 2342507690     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2003.12.073     Document Type: Article

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