Reliable TLDA-microvolume UV spectroscopy with applications in chemistry and biosciences for microlitre analysis and rapid pipette calibration

Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  McMillan, Norman ^a   O'Neill, Martina ^b   Smith, Stephen ^c   Hammond, John ^d   Riedel, Sven ^b   Arthure, Kevin ^b   Smith, S ^b  

^a Ireland   (Ireland)

^b Carl Stuart Ltd   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d Starna Scientific Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calibration; DNA; Drop; Fibre; Pipette; Potassium dichromate; Protein; TLDA microvolume; UV spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

FIBRE; PIPETTE; POTASSIUM DICHROMATE; TLDA-MICROVOLUME; UV-SPECTROSCOPY;

ACCESSORIES; BIOCHEMISTRY; CALIBRATION; DNA; GENES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OXIDE MINERALS; POTASSIUM; QUARTZ; SPECTROPHOTOMETERS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STANDARDS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY;

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT;

EID: 70449380155     PISSN: 14644258     EISSN: 17413567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4258/11/5/054016     Document Type: Article

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