Combinatorial mixing of microfluidic streams

Lab on a Chip

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 342-350

  Neils, Christopher ^a   Tyree, Zachary ^b   Finlayson, Bruce ^b   Folch, Albert ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY; DILUTION; FLOW RATE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; LIQUID; MIXER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 4344572516     PISSN: 14730197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b314962e     Document Type: Article

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