World-to-chip interconnects for efficient loading of genomic DNA into microfluidic channels

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2009, Pages

  Humphreys, Tim ^a   Andersson, Johan ^b   Södervall, Ulf ^b   Melvin, Tracy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIP INTERCONNECTS; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA MOLECULES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLOW ACCELERATION; GENOMIC DNA; ISOTROPIC ETCHING; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNEL; OUT-OF-PLANE; QUANTITATIVE REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BIOASSAY; BIOCHIPS; DNA; FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROFLUIDICS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON WAFERS;

GENES;

EID: 70350633981     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/19/10/105024     Document Type: Article

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