Polymerase chain reaction in natural convection systems: A convection-diffusion-reaction model

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1008-1014

  Yariv, E ^a   Ben Dov, G ^a   Dorfman, K D ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

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EID: 25144525223     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i2005-10171-6     Document Type: Article

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15. D = 10, since in both cases the Péclet number is large.