Microfluidic System for Automated Cell-Based Assays

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 363-367

  Lee, Philip J ^a   Ghorashian, Navid ^a   Gaige, Terry A ^a   Hung, Paul J ^a  

^a CellASIC Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

cell culture; cell based screening; microfluidic; perfusion; toxicity assay

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CYTOTOXICITY; ONCOLOGY; SCREENING;

PERFUSION; TOXICITY ASSAY;

MICROFLUIDICS;

ETOPOSIDE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; REAGENT;

ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; FLOW RATE; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; MICROFLUIDICS; PUMP; SCREENING;

EID: 36049003650     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 15402452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jala.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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