High-efficiency molecular counting in solution: Single-molecule detection in electrodynamically focused microdroplet streams

Analytical Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2115-2121

  Barnes, M D ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 4243230927     PISSN: 00032700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ac970093b     Document Type: Article

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