The potential of optofluidic biolasers

Nature Methods

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 141-147

  Fan, Xudong ^a   Yun, Seok Hyun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FLUORESCENT DYE;

BIOLASER; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CYTOPLASM; DNA DENATURATION; DNA STRUCTURE; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION INDEX; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ANIMALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LASERS; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS;

EID: 84893231141     PISSN: 15487091     EISSN: 15487105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.2805     Document Type: Review

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