Kwong-Li probes: Novel nano-probes for biological dissection and injection

IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 897-901

  Kwong, C C H ^a   Lai, K W C ^a   Yan, Ruiguang ^a   Li, Wen J ^a,b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SHENYANG INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION   (China)

Author keywords

Biomembranes; Cells (biology); Etching; Fabrication; Glass; Nanobioscience; Optical fibers; Scanning probe microscopy; Solvents; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; ETCHING; FABRICATION; FIBERS; GLASS; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; HYDROPHOBICITY; MICROCELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; NANOPROBES; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY; SOLVENTS; SURGERY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRANSPLANTATION (SURGICAL); TUBING;

BIOMEMBRANES; ETCHING PROCESS; FABRICATION PROCESS; FIBER DIAMETERS; MECHANICAL RESISTANCE; NANOBIOSCIENCES; SACRIFICIAL BOUNDARY ETCHING; SURGICAL TOOLS;

INTELLIGENT MECHATRONICS;

EID: 3042530504     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AIM.2003.1225461     Document Type: Conference Paper

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