Sample loading and retrieval by centrifugation in a closed-loop PCR microchip

Microchimica Acta

Volumn 176, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 445-453

  Lok, Khoi Seng ^a   Kwok, Yien Chian ^a   Nguyen, Nam Trung ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Centrifuge; Lab on chip; Micro total analysis system; PCR microchip; Sample loading

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856239963     PISSN: 00263672     EISSN: 14365073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00604-011-0741-x     Document Type: Article

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