Microfluidic diagnostics: Time for industry standards

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 211-213

  Klapperich, Catherine M ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE; ELASTOMER; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

EDITORIAL; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROFLUIDICS; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; STANDARDIZATION; ART; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; STANDARD;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; MICROFLUIDICS; PORTRAITS AS TOPIC;

EID: 67651049971     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erd.09.11     Document Type: Editorial

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