Spontaneous electrical charging of droplets by conventional pipetting

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Choi, Dongwhi ^a   Lee, Horim ^a   Im, Do Jin ^a   Kang, In Seok ^a   Lim, Geunbae ^a   Kim, Dong Sung ^a   Kang, Kwan Hyoung ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

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EID: 84879672300     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02037     Document Type: Article

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