The dispensing well plate: A novel nanodispenser for the multiparallel delivery of liquids (DWP part I)

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 483-491

  Koltay, Peter ^a   Steger, Reinhard ^a   Bohl, Benjamin ^a   Zengerle, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

High throughput screening; Jets; Non contact dispenser; SU 8

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; FLUIDICS; JETS; MICROMACHINING; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; NOZZLES; SCREENING;

DISPENSING WELL PLATES (DWP); HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING (HTS); NON-CONTACT DISPENSERS; SU-8;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 4544382303     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2004.05.038     Document Type: Article

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