Computer-controlled piezoactuator for cell manipulation

IEE Proceedings Nanobiotechnology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-20

  Tan, K K ^a   Ng, S C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZATION; HUMAN REPRODUCTION; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION (ICSI); PIEZOACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CLONING; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES;

CELLS;

EID: 4344641326     PISSN: 14781581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-nbt:20030517     Document Type: Conference Paper

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