Optimization of stripline-based microfluidic chips for high-resolution NMR

Journal of Magnetic Resonance

Volumn 201, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 175-185

  Bart, J ^a   Janssen, J W G ^b   van Bentum, P J M ^b   Kentgens, A P M ^b   Gardeniers, J G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Lab on a chip; Microcoil; Microfluidic; Stripline

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; HIGH RESOLUTION; LAB-ON-A-CHIP; MICROCOIL; MICROFLUIDIC CHIP; NMR ANALYSIS; NMR PROBE; OPTIMIZED PARAMETER; SAMPLE SIZES; SILICON SUBSTRATES; STRIPLINE;

DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; FLUIDIC DEVICES; GLUCOSE; MICROFLUIDICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPTIMIZATION; STRIP TELECOMMUNICATION LINES;

BIOCHIPS;

SILICON;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCER;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SILICON; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 70350622851     PISSN: 10907807     EISSN: 10960856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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