The Use of Cold Plasma Technology to Reduce Carryover in Screening Assays

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 269-275

  Akhlaq, Mohammed ^a   Rosethorne, Elizabeth M ^a   Sattikar, Afrah ^a   Kent, Toby C ^a  

^a NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

carryover; cold plasma; decontamination; high throughput screening; liquid handling

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; CARRYOVER; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; COLD ATMOSPHERIC PLASMAS; COLD PLASMAS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING; LIQUID HANDLING; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT COMPOUNDS;

BIOACTIVITY; DECONTAMINATION; NUCLEIC ACIDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMAS; TECHNOLOGY;

LIQUIDS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CLEARANCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL WASTE; CLEANING; COLD PLASMA TECHNOLOGY; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DNA CONTAMINATION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CARRYOVER; COLD PLASMA; DECONTAMINATION; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING; LIQUID HANDLING;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC AMP; DECONTAMINATION; DNA CONTAMINATION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HEK293 CELLS; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; HUMANS; PLASMA GASES;

EID: 84887428300     PISSN: 22110682     EISSN: 22110690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2211068212457780     Document Type: Article

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