Microfluidics: Fundamentals and engineering concepts

Microfluidic Technologies for Miniaturized Analysis Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-58

  Hardt, Steffen ^a   Schönfeld, Friedhelm ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT FÜR MIKROTECHNIK MAINZ GMBH   (Germany)

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EID: 53549120983     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-68424-6_1     Document Type: Chapter

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