Spira Mirabilis enhanced density gradient centrifguation

Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1041-1044

  Kearney, Sinéad M ^a   Kinahan, David J ^a   Ducrée, Jens ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGAL MICROFLUIDICS; DENSITY GRADIENT MEDIA; DENSITY GRADIENTS; EQUIANGULAR SPIRAL; EQUIVALENT-LINEAR; PRE-CONDITIONING; WHOLE BLOOD;

BLOOD; CENTRIFUGATION;

MEMS;

EID: 84875422972     PISSN: 10846999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMSYS.2013.6474427     Document Type: Conference Paper

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