High-throughput automated injection of individual biological cells

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-219

  Wang, Wenhui H ^a   Liu, Xinyu Y ^a   Sun, Yu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell injection; Computer vision; Drug delivery; Genetics; High throughput; Microrobotic control; Molecule screening; Success rate; Survival rate; Zebrafish embryos

Indexed keywords

CELL INJECTION; GENETICS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT; MICROROBOTIC CONTROL; SUCCESS RATE; SURVIVAL RATE; ZEBRAFISH EMBRYOS;

AUTOMATION; CHROMOSOMES; COMPUTER VISION; DRUG DELIVERY; THROUGHPUT;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

EID: 64049106962     PISSN: 15455955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASE.2008.917136     Document Type: Article

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