Nanofluidic technology for biomolecule applications: A critical review

Lab on a Chip

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 957-985

  Napoli, M ^a   Eijkel, J C T ^b   Pennathur, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOMOLECULE; CONFORMATION; COVALENT BOND; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENTROPY; GENETIC ENGINEERING AND GENE TECHNOLOGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGEN BOND; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULE; NANOANALYSIS; NANOFLUIDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STEREOSPECIFICITY; TRANSPORT AND BINDING PHENOMENA; VELOCITY;

EID: 77950389176     PISSN: 14730197     EISSN: 14730189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b917759k     Document Type: Review

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