Microfluidics: The Challenge Is to Bridge the Gap Instead of Looking for a 'Killer App'

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-3

  Caicedo, Hector Hugo ^a   Brady, Scott T ^b  

^a JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; SOFTWARE; TRENDS;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84955338350     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: 18793096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.10.003     Document Type: Letter

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