Automated microfluidic compact disc (CD) cultivation system of Caenorhabditis elegans

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 511-518

  Kim, Nahui ^a   Dempsey, Catherine M ^b   Zoval, Jim V ^a   Sze, Ji Ying ^b   Madou, Marc J ^a  

^a Irvine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal assay; Automated cultivation system; C. elegans; Microfluidics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIOASSAY; BIOCHEMISTRY; MICROFLUIDICS;

ANIMAL ASSAYS; AUTOMATED CULTIVATION SYSTEMS; C. ELEGANS; MICROFLUIDIC COMPACT DISCS;

COMPACT DISKS;

EID: 33947103636     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2006.06.026     Document Type: Article

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