Microchip device for measurement of body volume of C. elegans as bioindicator application

Journal of Micro-Nano Mechatronics

Volumn 7, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 3-11

  Jung, Jaehoon ^a   Nakajima, Masahiro ^a   Kojima, Masaru ^a   Ooe, Katsutoshi ^a   Fukuda, Toshio ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; C. elegans; Cadmium; Capacitance change; Microchip; Tapered micro channel

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CALCULATED VALUES; CAPACITANCE CHANGE; CAPACITANCE SENSORS; ELEGANS; KEY PARTS; LARVAL STAGE; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MICROCHIP; MICROCHIP DEVICES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; TWO-COMPONENT;

CADMIUM; CAPACITANCE; ELECTRODES;

MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS;

EID: 84870389277     PISSN: 18653928     EISSN: 18653936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12213-011-0036-7     Document Type: Article

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