A mems differential calorimeter for biomolecular characterization

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 814-817

  Wang, Li ^a   Zhao, Yongjun ^a   Ng, Eunice ^a   Lin, Qiao ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNELS; ON-CHIP TEMPERATURE CONTROL; PROTEIN UNFOLDING;

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMOPILES;

CALORIMETERS;

EID: 26844451410     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMSYS.2005.1454054     Document Type: Conference Paper

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