Standardized sample preparation using a drop-on-demand printing platform

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 5814-5825

  Holthoff, Ellen L ^a   Farrell, Mikella E ^a   Pellegrino, Paul M ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drop on demand; Inkjet printing; Sample preparation

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; DROP-ON-DEMAND; DROP-ON-DEMAND PRINTING; DROP-ON-DEMAND TECHNOLOGIES; INSTRUMENT CALIBRATIONS; RELATIVE STANDARD DEVIATIONS; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS;

CALIBRATION; HAZARDS; PRINTING;

DROPS;

EID: 84877662888     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s130505814     Document Type: Article

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